Tuesday, September 7, 2021

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Denver International Airport Upgrades Lost & Found System

CBSN Denver

CAMERAS

2) Ohio Supreme Court To Decide Whether Cleveland Must Refund $4.1 Million In Traffic Camera Tickets

cleveland.com 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Out-of-State Toll Scofflaws Vex State Authorities

Stateline

4) Rip Van Winkle Bridge Tollbooths’ Day Are Numbered

Columbia-Greene Media

FREIGHT

5) A Digital Ecosystem Supporting Sustainable Multimodal Supply Chains

The Loadstar

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Toyota Looks To Lead World In Smart City Tech With Focus On Mobility

Kyodo

7) Three Years Of Developing AI For Traffic Signals – How Far Have We Come And What Next?

Highways News

8) Lessons From Italy: Why Smart City Projects Can Bridge The Urban Development Gap

SmartCitiesWorld commentary

ROADWAYS

9) Massachusetts DOT: State Highway Renumbering Project Complete

WWLP-TV

10) Philippine City Adds Traffic Signs in Threatened Kapampangan Language

Inquirer

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Five Singapore MRT Stations To Use Video Analytics To Detect Maskless Commuters, Unattended Luggage

Straits Times

12) The Screen In Your Car Is Beckoning

Slate

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) Mobileye, Rental Giant Sixt To Launch Robotaxi Service In Germany Next Year

TechCrunch

TRANSIT

14) SEPTA Testing A New Name For Its Rail Network: The Metro

Billy Penn

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Toronto Rolls Out Congestion ‘Action Plan’ With Traffic Levels At 75% Of Pre-Pandemic Norm

CTV News

VEHICLES

16) Tesla Planning For A Wider Release Of Its Controversial ‘Full Self-Driving’ Software

The Verge

17) Canada’s New Automatic Headlight Rules Combat ‘Phantom Vehicles’

Car and Driver

18) WayRay Aims To Replace Car Dashboards With Holographic Displays

Traffic Technology Today

News Releases

1) Vodafone Fiji Launches Satellite Internet Solutions For Maritime

2) UK’s National Highways Uses Minecraft To Encourage Young Engineers

3) Embry-Riddle Gaming Students Develop Augmented-Reality Flight Training Tool

4) FTA Urges Transit Agencies To Continue Emphasizing Importance Of Vaccinations For Their Workers And Communities As Vaccination Rates Increase

Upcoming Events

ITS Georgia Annual Meeting - September 19-21 - Savannah, Georgia

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Friday, September 3, 2021

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, September 3, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

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OTHER

1) Texas Transportation Researcher - Volume 57, Number 2

Texas A&M Transportation Institute

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

2) North Dakota DOT Wins Award For Distracted Driving Campaign

WZFG Radio

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

3) Extreme Weather Events Push Emergency Managers To The Limit

Governing

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

4) Take A Look Inside The Newly Renovated TransGuide Office In San Antonio

KSAT-TV

News Releases

1) Volkswagen Launches Information Platform For Stories Relating To Future Of Mobility

2) Spotify Celebrates The Summer Of Road Trips By Sponsoring Highways Across US And Launching The Ultimate Driving Playlist

3) SITA Calls For Bringing Tech To Pandemic-Era Airport Design

4) New Smartphone App Will Help Drivers Navigate Traffic Restrictions For Arizona DOT’s I-15 Project

5) Sacramento Regional Transit Offers Contactless Fare Payment On Light Rail Trains

6) BMW Launches Streaming Platform Joytopia

7) Mountain Home Air Force Base Warns Of Potential GPS Interference Near Bruneau, Idaho

8) Audi May Offer Virtual Reality Entertainment For Back-Seat Passengers

Friday Bonus

Normally, I would not include a Friday Bonus about a man flashing cars, but this story from Wales has a decidedly different twist.

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposals - Design/Build ITS, Dulles Toll Road - Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Upcoming Events

Florida Commuter Transportation Summit - September 14-15

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, September 2, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FAA Investigates If It's Safer To Leave Cellphones On

IEEE Spectrum

2) Missoula, Montana Airport Adopts New Name, Logo

KPAX-TV

3) National Ag Aviation Museum Unveils Digital Hall Of Fame

AgAir Update

4) Funny Viral Trend ‘Airport Dad’ Sees Kids Secretly Film Dads In Airports

Newsweek

CAMERAS

5) New Orleans Red-Light Cameras Still Operating Despite Power Outages; City Won’t Issue Tickets

nola.com

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) All-Electronic Tolling For Lee County, Florida Bridges Becomes Permanent October 1

North Fort Myers Neighbor

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) National Academies Proposes Team To Study FCC Ligado Decision

GPS World

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) Next-Generation Traffic Sensors To Be Tested In Irvine, California Intersections 

Orange County Register

9) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - September 2, 2021

Carnegie Mellon University

PRIVACY

10) Flock Safety Gives Users Expanded Vehicle Location Abilities

Government Technology

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) Cities Struggle With Dark Side Of Community Engagement

Governing

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) How Technology Cracked The Case Of A Missing Camry

Boston Globe

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) New York Capital District Offers Ride-Hailing Service To Recover From Possible Permanent Loss Of Ridership

Times Union

TRANSIT

14) San Diego MTS Launches New Fare Collection System, Offers Free Rides On App

KNSD-TV

15) VTA Driver Captures Beauty Of Transit In Photographs

Mercury News

VEHICLES

16) Vanderbilt, Tennessee DOT To Test Automated Vehicles And Improve Traffic Flow On I-24

Vanderbilt University

News Releases

1) UK’s National Highways Sets Digital Roads Strategy

2) Los Angeles Metro To Begin Photo-Enforcement Program On Crenshaw Boulevard

3) Safe Roads For All Report Calls On UK Government To Deliver Effective 2030 Strategy

4) Intelematics, ITS Australia Call For e-Safety Mandate To Curb Road Death Toll

5) Kier Highways Collaborates With Ergonomic Specialists To Create Safer Traffic Management Truck

Upcoming Events

TRB Webinar: Training Operations Personnel at Small Airports - September 13

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 - Union, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Inmarsat CTO Talks Impact Of Future GEO-LEO-5G Network For Aviation

Avionics International

CAMERAS

2) More Than 40,000 Drivers Got Speed Camera Tickets At Chicago Locations Where Signs Had Mistakes About Enforcement Times

WBBM-TV

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) China’s GPS Alternative Gets Regulatory Roadmap In Push To Boost Adoption

Caixin Global

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) ERTICO Newsletter - September 1, 2021

ERTICO-ITS Europe

OTHER

5) Apple Adds Driver’s Licenses, State IDs To Apple Wallet

ZDNet

6) China Officially Begins Issuing Digital Driver’s Licenses

Xinhua

RAILROADS

7) Why Amtrak Should Include Digital Overhaul In Its Future Plans

Runway Girl Network commentary

ROADWAYS

8) Roadway Road Sign Film Would Be Easier For Autonomous Vehicles To Read

New Atlas

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Smart Helmet Does More Than Protect Your Head

Edex Live

TRANSIT

10) Sound Transit Gearing Up To Rebrand Seattle Link Light-Rail Lines With New Names, Numbers, Colors 

Seattle P-I

11) Josh Baker On Relaunching DASH And Untangling The Spaghetti

Transit Unplugged podcast

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Creation Of Brussels Mobility Centre To Improve Traffic Management

Brussels Times

13) Croatia Motorways Wins International Road Safety Award

Hina

VEHICLES

14) NHTSA Asks Tesla How Autopilot Responds to Emergency Vehicles

AP

15) Navigating The Future Of V2X

Nextgov advertorial

News Releases

1) Pennsylvania DOT Enhances 511PA For Labor Day With Historic Holiday Traffic 

2) Arriva, Moovit Partner For First National MaaS Launch In Netherlands

3) GM Canada, Telus Redefine Automotive Connectivity For Canadian Customers

Upcoming Events

Move Asia - September 7-9

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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.  

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