Friday, December 4, 2020

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, December 4, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) City Removes Controversial Art Displayed at San Jose Airport

KNTV-TV

2) Closing The Passenger Experience Gap: From Dots To Big Picture Insight

International Airport Review advertorial

3) Unlocking New Digital Advantages: Q&A With Inmarsat Aviation President Philip Balaam

Airline Passenger Experience Association advertorial

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Lime, Citymapper Partner To Help People Find Micromobility Services

Intelligent Transport

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) ACLU Sues US Government Over Secret Purchasing Of GPS Data

Infosecurity Magazine

MARITIME

6) Why Real-Time Data Matters To The Maritime Industry

Dry Cargo International

OTHER

7) Unlocking A New Age Of Contactless Travel Through Biometrics

Future Travel Experience

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

8) China’s First Fully Driverless Robotaxis Hit Streets Of Shenzhen

Engadget

TELEMATICS

9) Android Auto Expands To Dozens Of Countries In Europe, Africa, Asia

The Verge

10) Cars As ‘Connectivity Hubs’ Drive The Driving Market

EE Times column

TRANSIT

11) Metro Vancouver’s Transit System Hit By Ransomware Attack

Global News

12) Chandigarh, India Buses To Offer GPS Tracking In 2021

The Tribune

13) Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation Launches 'Majhi Bus' App For Smart Commuting

Free Press Journal

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) New Machine Learning Tool Tracks Urban Traffic Congestion

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

VEHICLES

15) National Parks Service Shares Fresh Details On Forthcoming Yellowstone Self-Driving Shuttle Pilot

Route Fifty

16) California Approves AV Passenger Framework

ITS International

17) How The Autonomous Vehicle Engineers At Ford Are Helping To Make It Safe To Drive

Popular Science advertorial

News Releases

1) NJ Transit, Rutgers Selected For Grant To Study Improved Pedestrian Detection At Rail Crossings

2) Bustech Group, Sage Automation To Deliver ‘Connected Bus Of The Future’

3) SNCF Réseau Optimizes Rail Network Monitoring, Maintenance With Help Of Capgemini

4) ANRA Technologies Launches Drone Identification Service In Switzerland

5) New Jersey State Senator Tom Kean, Jr. Says Task Force Report Maps Road Ahead For Driverless Vehicles In State

Friday Bonus

Flying a helicopter can be challenging. Imagine doing it with an 830 pound chain hanging off the aircraft and the spinning blades just feet from high-power lines.

Upcoming Events

Webinar: How to Enhance Passenger Journeys in the New Normal - December 9

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© 2020 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, December 3, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ELECTRONIC TOLLING

1) Humbler Bridge Becoming Cashless In New Year

BBC News

FREIGHT

2) Los Angeles Port Giving Near Real-Time Info To Help Empty Container Returns

Journal of Commerce

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Creating A More Robust GPS

ZDNet video

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Seoul City Launches 5G Service To Provide Real-Time Information To Buses, Taxis

Korea Bizwire

5) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - December 3, 2020

Carnegie Mellon University

PARKING

6) CarPlay Users Can Pay For Parking Right From The Dashboard

autoevolution

RAILROADS

7) UK Stations Light Up Purple To Celebrate Disabled People Worldwide

Rail Technology Magazine

TRANSIT

8) Denver RTD Partners With Lyft In Mobile Ticketing App

Denver Post

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) How Traffic Management Data Is Shaping The Future Of Our Cities

Intelligent Transport

VEHICLES

10) Connected Vehicle Deployment Underway In Over Half US Transportation Agencies, Says New USDOT Report

Traffic Technology Today

11) Overreliance On Automated Vehicle Impedes Driver Performance. What To Do About It?

Science Times

News Releases

1) Denver Regional Council Of Governments, TV Stations Partner On Transportation Podcast

2) Trimble, SiriusXM Establish Alliance To Deliver Trimble RTX GNSS Corrections Via Satellite Radio For Autonomous Vehicles

3) Kapsch TrafficCom Continues To Expand Toll Services In Europe Via New Partnership With Ford

4) More Than 155,000 Smart AI-Based Cameras Will Transform Traffic Management By 2025

5) TomTom-Backed EU Initiative Delivers Road Safety Data Ecosystem

Upcoming Events

The Changing World of Optimal Traffic Monitoring Web Meeting - December 10

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm.  

© 2020 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Boeing Tests Autonomous Technology At Queensland’s Cloncurry Airport

Airport Technology

2) European Guidelines For Air Travel Include Providing Comprehensive Information But Not Necessarily Limiting Travel

European Commission

CAMERAS

3) Pawtucket, Rhode Island Council Asks For Shorter Enforcement Window On School Cameras

Valley Breeze

4) Traffic Cameras Returning To Toledo

WTVG-TV

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Google Maps Getting Better Rideshare Integration, Crosswalk Markers, Building Numbers

Android Police

FREIGHT

6) DFW Airport Introduces Cloud-Based Platform For Sharing Cargo Data

Airport World

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) New Haven Alders Want Access To Garbage Trucks’ GPS 

New Haven Register

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) ERTICO Newsletter - December 2, 2020

ERTICO-ITS Europe

MARITIME

9) Port Of Palm Beach Implements New Security System

WPBF-TV

10) Maritime Training: Non-Traditional Maritime Simulation

MarineLink

OTHER

11) Croatian Company Creates Smart Public Benches

Government Technology

PRIVACY

12) TSA Program Kept Surveilling Some Travelers Without Reason, Audit Finds

Los Angeles Times

ROADWAYS

13) Edmonton To Explore Smart Signals Despite Pilot That Showed Slower Traffic

CBC News

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) Wrong-Way Detection Installation To Be Moved Up At Tampa Interchange After Deadly Crash

WFTS-TV

SPACE

15) Inside NASA’s Digital Transformation

Critical Update podcast

TRANSIT

16) Machine Learning Models Could Improve Transit In Chattanooga

Government Technology

VEHICLES

17) Automakers Propose Policy Changes To Speed Self-Driving Vehicle Roll-Out

Detroit News

18) Waymo Opening New Autonomous Vehicle Testing Site In Ohio

WFMJ-TV

19) Autonomous Buses To Be Trialed In Germany

Intelligent Transport

News Releases

1) Intelsat Completes Acquisition Of Gogo Commercial Aviation, Announces Leadership Appointments

2) Intelematics Launches Origin-Destination Feature

3) Phillips 66 Aviation Launches Its Own Virtual Experience

Upcoming Events

DriveOhio Alliance Webinar: The Future of Air Mobility - December 3

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm.  

© 2020 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Why the Pandemic Has Made Streets More Dangerous For Blind People

New York Times

2) Israeli Startup Adasky’s Thermal Cameras Aimed At Reducing Pedestrian Traffic Deaths

Forbes

AVIATION

3) LAX Debuts Virtual Tour Of Airport Facilities Amid COVID-19

City News Service

FREIGHT

4) Can On-Demand Freight Really Work For Trucking?

Transport Topics

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Here’s What The Future Of Search And Navigation Looks Like, According To Experts

TNW

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Chattanooga Picked For Smart Cities Tech Test

Chattanooga Times Free Press

7) Toronto Approves Plan To Create More Resilient And Safer Transport System

SmartCitiesWorld

8) The Road To Smart City Infrastructure Starts With Research

TechCrunch

MARITIME

9) Port Of Tarragona Launches Cruise Campaign

Cruise Industry News

OTHER

10) Transport For London Seeks Private Sector Input On Co-Innovation Framework

Cities Today

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) Michigan’s Grand Valley Metro Council Launches Safety Education Campaign

Grand Rapids Business Journal

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

12) Keeping Colorado’s I-70 Clear: A Photo Essay

5280

TRANSIT

13) Interview With Abimbola Akinajo, CEO, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority

Transit Unplugged podcast

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Interview With Nomad Digital 

Global Railway Review podcast

VEHICLES

15) Tesla Releases Software Update With Navigation, Text Messaging Improvements, And More

Electrek

News Releases

1) Florida DOT Approves Econolite’s ZincBlue2 Battery Backup System

2) International Truck Raises The Bar On Connectivity With Intelligent Fleet Care

3) Wyoming DOT Streamlines, Expands Authorized Travel Program

4) Free Public Wi-Fi On DART’s Fixed-Route Bus Fleet Statewide And At Wilmington Transit Center

Solicitation

 -  Call for Papers - RailTech Europe

Upcoming Events

ITS-NY Annual Meeting and Technology Exhibition - December 9-11

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm.  

© 2020 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016