Transportation Communications Newsletter: April 2026

Friday, April 3, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, April 3, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

**Good Friday**

CAMERAS

1) After Removing 100+ Traffic Cameras In 2025, Colorado DOT Preps To Install New, State-Managed Ones

HEALTH

2) Music, Traffic Noise Interact To Influence Vividness, Sentiment, Spatiotemporal Properties Of Directed Mental Imagery

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications

MARITIME

3) US Navy Looking To Emulate Signals On Maritime Drones To Train Systems For Pacific Fleet

DefenseScoop

4) China Tests First Autonomous Maritime Drone Swarm To Counter Future US Naval Operations

Army Recognition Group

OTHER

5) The Challenge Of Implementing AI In Transportation

San José Spotlight (column)

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

6) National Association Of City Transportation Officials Prepares Guide For Robotaxis

ITS International

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) 40 Electronic Road Signs To Be Installed Across Cyprus

DOMcar

News Releases

1) Oklahoma Begins Statewide Route 66 Pavement Marking Project

2) Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Releases 2026-2027 Highway Map

3) Google Meet Now Available On Apple CarPlay

Friday Bonus

April Fool’s Day took place this week. Over the years there have been many transportation-related pranks. This one took place in 2013 when Richard Branson, the CEO of Virgin Atlantic, announced glass-bottomed jets.

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Thursday, April 2, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, April 2, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

**Holy/Maundy Thursday/Griener Dunnerschdaag**

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Systems That Let Drivers Take Their Hands Off The Wheel Don’t Improve Safety, NTSB Head Says

2) Kazakhstan, Russia Sign Agreement On Development Of Unmanned Transport

Kazinform International News Agency

AVIATION

3) United Airlines Unveils TSA Wait Time Tracker On App

WMAQ-TV

4) New IndiGo CEO Will Have To Repair Airline’s Reputation Before Driving Global Expansion

Reuters

5) Why Knowing The Reason For Your Flight Delay Actually Matters

USA Today (column)

ENVIRONMENT

6) MIT Researchers Measure Traffic Emissions, To The Block, In Real-Time

MIT

FREIGHT

7) Indiana’s New CDL Rule Pushes Ahead On English Proficiency

FreightWaves

GPS / NAVIGATION

8) Pentagon Awards Raytheon $45 Million For GPS Ground System As Program Future Is Reassessed

SpaceNews

9) Argentina Joins NASA’s Moon Return With Microsatellite Testing GPS Beyond Earth

Reuters

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

10) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - April 2, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

MARITIME

11) Iran, Oman Drafting Protocol To ‘Monitor’ Hormuz Strait Traffic: IRNA

CNBC

12) ArkEdge Builds Micro-Satellite Constellation For Maritime Real-Time Tracking

GPS World

OTHER

13) AI And How It Will Change Mobility

Traffic Technology International (commentary)

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

14) Syracuse Airport Tried To Ban Lawyer’s Harassment Ad. Now It Takes Up Two Walls.

syracuse.com

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Hands-Free Law Credited With Preventing 600 Crashes, Six Deaths In Colorado

Summit Daily

16) UK Bus Drivers Trained To Prevent Harassment Of Female Passengers

ITS International

TELEMATICS

17) Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Launches Connect Pro Telematics Platform

Business Motoring

TRANSIT

18) Cubic Pledges To Fix Clipper 2.0 Issues Before May 30

SFGate

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) NOCoE Newsletter - April 2, 2026

National Operations Center of Excellence

News Releases

1) Hitachi Rail Announces Agreement To Acquire Clever Devices

2) TRL Unveils New Brand Identity

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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

**Happy Passover**

AVIATION

1) Aviation Industry Confronts 600% Surge In AI-Driven Cyber-Attacks As Zero Trust Security Becomes Essential Defence Strategy

International Airport Review (contributed content)

CAMERAS

2) Automated SEPTA Trolley Cameras Go Into Effect

WPVI-TV

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

3) Vietnamese Radio Station Keeps Drivers Informed About Traffic Conditions

Vietnam.vn

RAILROADS

4) Kazakhstan Uses Starlink To Manage Train Traffic

AzerNews

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

5) Robotaxi Companies Refuse To Say How Often Their AVs Need Remote Help

TechCrunch

TRANSIT

6) Why Transit Agencies Are Rethinking The Farebox, And The Technology Behind It

Metro

News Releases

1) American Transportation Research Institute Launches Motor Carrier Survey On Telematics Uses, Benefits

Bernie’s Notes

A number of TCN readers have told me they are tired of transportation news, however they are very interested in gardening news. To better serve my readers, the TCN will be changing tomorrow to the GCN…the Gardening Communications Newsletter. Like the TCN, there will be numerous categories of news, including trees, vegetables, mulch and pests. I hope you enjoy the new newsletter and I look forward to a bountiful harvest in the fall. Please note today’s date.

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