Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Wednesday, October 5, 2022 - Cranford, New Jersey

HOTEL DISCOUNT CUTOFF DATE OCTOBER 13TH FOR

SOUTHEAST ITS SUMMIT, ATLANTA, GEORGIA -- NOVEMBER 6-9, 2022

This four-day event brings together ITS Georgia (ITSGA), ITS Carolinas (ITSC), ITS Florida (ITSFL), ITS Tennessee (ITSTN) and Gulf Region ITS (GRITS) for a joint meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Atlanta. Keynote speakers include: Scott Marler, Director, Iowa DOT; Laura Chace, President & CEO, ITS America; Mike Lutzenkirchen, Lutzi 43 Foundation; and Dr. Emanuel Robinson, Practice Lead & Senior Research Scientist, Battelle. The hotel discount cutoff is October 13 (or while availability lasts) at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. Register today at: 2022 Southeastern ITS Summit).

CAMERAS

1) City Of Phoenix Using New Smart Cameras To Improve Traffic, Safety

KTVK/KPHO-TV

2) Crossing Guard At Birmingham, UK School Banned From Wearing Body Cam

BirminghamLive

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Toll Dodgers Have Cost RiverLink At Least $200 Million. A Debt Collector Will Soon Go After Them.

WDRB-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Turkish Transport Minister Says Businesses Nation Is ‘Most Interested In Are’ ITS

Morning Express

5) ITS Growing In Public Transit: Report

ITS International

OTHER

6) Pennsylvania’s New Statewide Anti-Litter Program

AASHTO’s ETAP Podcast

PRIVACY

7) Whatever Happened To Those Self-Service Passport Kiosks At Airports?

New York Times

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) Civil Complaint Against Port Of Seattle Seeks Disclosure Of Records Over Airport Public Health Study

iLoveKent

9) No Transparency In Maryland Toll Lanes Traffic Modeling

Maryland Matters commentary

ROADWAYS

10) Not All Drivers Can Recognize Road Signs, Survey Finds

Fox TV

11) Ole Miss Engineering Professor Evaluates Effectiveness Of Three-Phase Traffic Signals

University of Mississippi

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) We Check Out Audi’s Cellular Vehicle-To-Everything Bicyclist Safety Tech

CarScoops

13) Study Finds Most Drivers Do Not Understand New Vehicle Safety Features

KNXV-TV

SPACE

14) New Aussie Deal Forwards SPACECOM Commander’s Goal Of ‘Persistent Awareness’ Of The Heavens

Breaking Defense

TRANSIT

15) Transdev To Use Reverse Psychology Campaign Against Ticket Fraud In Barcelona

Intelligent Transport

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) States Speed Traffic Data To Drivers

GCN

17) Seoul To Provide Real-Time Information On Downtown Traffic Lights Through Public Portal

Korea Bizwire

18) Connecting TSMO With Other Disciplines Presentation Slides

FHWA

VEHICLES

19) Tesla Will Remove More Vehicle Sensors Amid Autopilot Scrutiny

Reuters

News Releases

1) Report: US Ports And Terminals Sustain Increased Cybersecurity Attacks

2) Velodyne Lidar Acquires AI Software Company Bluecity

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, October 4, 2022 - Cranford, New Jersey

**Lesotho Independence Day**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Signs In St. Louis Neighborhood Advise Pedestrians To ‘Wear A Helmet While Crossing Street’ Spark Conversation

KMOV-TV

AVIATION

2) Airbus Invites Public To Submit Artistic Ideas For A350F Promotional Livery

FlightGlobal

CAMERAS

3) Baltimore City Traffic Camera Revenue To Flow Into Pedestrian Projects Under New Law

WYPR Radio

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Avis Budget Agrees To Pay $45 Million To Resolve Claims Of Charging Renters Hidden Fees For Electronic Toll Payment Services

Top Class Actions

5) E-ZPass Overcharged Thousands Of Drivers At Garden State Parkway’s Great Egg Harbor Toll Plaza

NJ.com

EQUITY

6) Breaking The Bias: Making Public Transport Safer For Women

ITS International

FREIGHT

7) First Fully Digital Intermodal TIR Transport Piloted From India To Iran

IRU

GPS / NAVIGATION

8) Finding Your Way With Broadcast TV

GPS World

HEALTH

9) New York City Noise Camera Pilot Program To Expand

Quiet Communities blog

MARITIME

10) NTSB: Bridge Teams Should Use ‘All Available Resources’ To Avoid Maritime Incidents

Safety+Health

OTHER

11) Managers, Err On The Side Of Too Much Communication

Government Executive

12) Suspicion Over Reason Why Captcha Bot Test Are Almost Always Related To Roads And Driving

LADbible

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

13) Is STB Facing Information Overload From Railroad Merger Public Hearings

Railway Age

14) How To Start Grassroots Safe Streets Movement In Your City

Streetsblog USA commentary

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) How Transit Agencies Can Leverage Vendors To Improve Their Cyber Risk Exposure

Metro

16) Solve Safety, Security Challenges With Emerging Technology

Metro advertorial

SPACE

17) Fractured Authorities Equal Shattered Satellites: Reforming Space Traffic Management

Georgetown Security Studies Review

18) Interview: The Many Ways Space Technologies Make The World A Better Place

TELEMATICS

19) Qualcomm Gears Up To Drive Automotive Industry Transformation

Counterpoint

TRANSIT

20) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Develops Real-Time Transit Information Tool

Government Technology

21) QR Codes Are Reshaping Public Transit, But Are They Safe?

Newsy

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

22) More Authorities Discover Benefits Of Waze For Real-Time Traffic Information

autoevolution

VEHICLES

23) Meet Koop, The Pittsburgh Startup That’s Gearing Up To Insure Driverless Cars

WESA Radio

24) Audi Ready To Launch C-V2X Technology To Improve Safety On The Road

Autos 0-60 video

News Releases

1) Private 5G And The Port Of The Future — A Comms Connect Presentation Preview

2) DC Metro To Launch Warning Campaign Aimed At Deterring Fare Evasion

3) Colorado’s ECO Transit Launches Next-Generation Mobile Ticketing Solution With Masabi

4) New York City Police Commissioner’s Safety Announcements To Be Played In Subway Throughout October

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

I’m not sure how long traffic signals typically last but at one intersection in downtown Beacon, New York you’ll find a light that’s been in place since 1926. Actually, the dummy traffic light was only recently restored after being destroyed by an errant driver. Similar signals also can be found in New York in Croton-on-Hudson and Canajoharie.

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