Friday, August 21, 2026

Friday, August 21, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter


🦺  Friday, August 21, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 🦺


**National Traffic Safety Awareness Month**


ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION


1) Pedestrians Split Over New AI Eye-Reading Crosswalks In Las Vegas

KVVU-TV


AVIATION


2) Tampa International To Replace 54-Year-Old Air Traffic Control Tower

WTVT-TV


3) Delta Snubbed Elon Musk's Starlink — And Now He's Fighting Back

Simple Flying


CAMERAS


4) New Sacramento Airport Cameras Help Workers Issue Traffic Citations

KXTV-TV


ELECTRONIC TOLLING


5) Vietnam Toll Operators Suspend Planned E-Wallet Fees

Viet Nam News


FREIGHT


6) New Report Examines What A Future Truck-Funding Framework Would Require In Practice

The Eastern Transportation Coalition


HEALTH


7) TomTom Executive Extols Virtues Of Traffic Data In ULEZ Health Debate

Highways News


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


8) China’s Transport Sector: AI Technologies Have Been Widely Used In Road Transport, Railway Operations

CGTN


9) Better Data Can Build More Connected Cities

GovInsider


PLANNING


10) About AI And The Future Of Transportation Planning

Eno Center for Transportation


PRIVACY


11) Privacy Advocates Call On Maryland To Investigate Data Brokers

NPR News


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


12) Documentary On Wyoming DOT Snow Fences Wins Emmy

AASHTO Journal


ROADWAYS


13) Cornwall Council Bids To Use Cornish Language On Road Signs

BBC News


TAXIS / RIDESHARING


14) Alphabet’s Waymo Has Built A Custom Chip For Its Robotaxis

Bloomberg


TRANSIT


15) How Sound Transit Improved Escalator And Elevator Reliability

Mass Transit



News Releases

1) New Colorado DOT Videos Break Down Commonly Misunderstood Traffic Laws

2) Vance Street Capital Acquires Convoy Technologies

3) PATH To Deploy Onboard Technology For Real-Time Monitoring Of Rolling Stock

4) Network Optix, Santa Clara County Apply AI To 600+ Traffic Cameras



Friday Bonus

In this case the transit goat is not the GOAT.


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