Thursday, September 24, 2020

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, September 24, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) EASA, FAA Officials Talk Cybersecurity Policy Updates For Connected Aircraft Systems

Aviation Today

CAMERAS

2) Ohio General Assembly Approves Speed-Camera Revenue Amendment, Moves To Governor’s Desk

WKBN-TV

FREIGHT

3) Avoiding The Downsides Of Transportation Technology

Produce Blueprints

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Ministers ‘Seek Alternatives’ For UK Sat-Nav

BBC News

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - September 24, 2020

Carnegie Mellon University

MARITIME

6) How NOAA Water Data Updates Help Maritime Shippers

FreightWaves

OTHER

7) Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Wants Lawmakers To Require More Racial Data Collection On Traffic Stops

Boston.com

8) West Midlands 5G And Transport For West Midlands Pioneer New Transport Projects

Intelligent Transport

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) San Francisco Investigates Congestion Pricing With New Online Game

Traffic Technology Today

TELEMATICS

10) Navistar Opens Its Trucks To More Telematics Providers

FreightWaves

TRANSIT

11) Occupancy Data: A Real Crowd Pleaser

Mass Transit

12) 40 Under 40 In The Public Transit Industry, Part 1

Comfort’s Corner podcast

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Siemens Mobility, Transport For London Announce Launch Of ‘The New SCOOT’

Traffic Technology Today

14) TSM&O Disseminator - July/August 2020

Florida DOT

VEHICLES

15) House Republican Introduces Legislation To Set Standards For Self-Driving Cars

The Hill

16) Tesla Built A Network Of Connected Cars. What Happens If It Goes Down?

Washington Post

17) TuSimple Expands Self-Driving Trucks To Europe With Traton Partnership

VentureBeat

18) Mobileye Signs Driver-Assistance Deal With Geely, One Of China’s Largest Privately-Held Automakers

TechCrunch

19) Research Helps Connected And Automated Vehicles Steer Closer To Reality

TRB

News Releases

1) National Operations Center Of Excellence Announces Georgia DOT As 2020 TSMO Award Overall Winner

2) Why Airports And Transportation Hubs Need LED Screens

3) APTA Announces 2020 Bus And Rail Safety And Security Excellence Awards

4) Mobilitie, BART To Deliver Next-Generation Digital Railway

5) Draper’s New Driver Assist Tech Can ‘See’ Pedestrians

6) UAE To Get Auto Safety Tech From Israel-Based Mobileye

7) Illustrated Central London Footways Map Highlights Network Of ‘Quiet And Interesting Streets’

Upcoming Events

How to Future-Proof Your Transit System - September 30

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

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport Board Wants Communications To FAA To Go Through It

Lewiston Tribune

2) FAA Fast Tracks EIS For Spaceport Camden, Will Not Seek Comments

News-Leader

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) MARAD Renews GPS Interference Warning To Industry

gCaptain

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Latvian, Estonian Road Authorities Launching ITS Project

Baltic Times

5) University Of Tennessee Chattanooga Researchers Expand Projects In Smart City Initiative, Cut Down On Pedestrian Crashes

WTVC-TV

6) ERTICO Newsletter - September 23, 2020

ERTICO-ITS Europe

MARITIME

7) Container Release To Be Digitized At Port Of Antwerp

Container Management

8) Trump Officials Hint At Update For US Maritime Cybersecurity

CyberScoop

9) US Tugboat Cyber-Attack: The Experts Respond

Ship Technology

10) Inside Enbridge’s Straits Maritime Operations Center: 24/7 Straits Of Mackinac Monitoring Operations

WWTV/WWUP-TV

OTHER

11) E-Challan System Launched In Kerala, India To Bring Transparency, End Corruption

Hindustan Times

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

12) Two Senate Democrats Want FAA To Release Data On Boeing 737 Max Review

Reuters

ROADWAYS

13) Saskatchewan Partners With First Nations Entrepreneurs On New Traffic Signs

Global News

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) Ford Testing New Predictive Road Safety Tool

The News Wheel

TRANSIT

15) Brno Bus, Tram Tickets Now Available For Purchase Via DPMBinfo App

Brno Daily

VEHICLES

16) Keeping Radio Connected In The Car

Radio Ink

News Releases

1) FHWA Announces Support For Seven Innovations For A Nation On The Move

2) Norfolk Southern Finding ‘Waze’ To Promote Rail Safety

3) Pennsylvania Agencies To Hold Public Webinar On Benefits, Basics Of Driving Electric Vehicles

4) Alstom To Provide Digital Train Control, Traffic Management For Rhine-Danube Rail Corridor

5) Three Pennsylvania DOT Technology Initiatives Selected As Finalists For National Awards

 

Upcoming Events

TRB Webinar: Capacity Impacts of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles - September 29

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) European Commission Proposing Upgrade Of Single European Sky Regulatory Framework

European Commission

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS / SCOOTERS

2) Spin App Goes Live With Bike, Micromobility Lane Route Optimization

Intelligent Transport

CAMERAS

3) FMCSA Approves Swapping Rear-Vision Mirrors For Digital Cameras

CDLLife

4) Thermal-Imaging Cameras Becoming More Popular In US To Detect People On Roadways

Streetsblog USA

CARTOGRAPHY

5) How Waymo’s Highly-Detailed Maps Help Unlock New Locations For Autonomous Driving

Waymo blog

MARITIME

6) Remote Technologies Drive Maritime Industry

TechRadar

7) Maritime Informatics: An Emerging Discipline For A Digitally-Connected, Efficient, Sustainable And Resilient Industry 

UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter

8) Navigating Through The Coronavirus Crisis And Uncertainty: How Maritime Transport Data Can Help

UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter

OTHER

9) Cubic In Crosshairs Of Activist Investor-Led Takeover Attempt

San Diego Union-Tribune

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) US Customs Biometrics Website Aims To Demystify Face-Matching Service

BiometricUpdate.com

RAILROADS

11) Digitizing Interline Settlements

Railway Age

ROADWAYS

12) Construction For New Massachusetts Exit Signs Will Start In October

WBZ Radio

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) This Is An AI, What’s Your Emergency?

ZDNet

14) New York/New Jersey Port Security Director Wrote The Book On Safety — Literally

Portfolio

TRANSIT

15) Smashed Glass, Video Screen Vandalism Soars On New York City Subway

The City

News Releases

1) Yutong Launches City-Level Intelligent Mobility Solution For Smarter Cities

2) Metro-North Updates Train Time App To Feature Integrated Train Tracking Map, eTix Connection, Bookmarks, Additional Languages

3) Traffic Management Platform one.network Launches In US To Improve Road Agency Coordination

4) Path Master, Miovision Partner On Smart Traffic Platform

 

Upcoming Events

AASHTO Webinar: Creative Community Outreach — Building Strong Relationships (Even Virtually) - September 24

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Monday, September 21, 2020

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, September 21, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**Bernie’s Notes**

It’s Rail Safety Week. This year I’m proud to be the voice of national PSAs Operation Lifesafer is providing to remind people of the danger of trespassing on railroad tracks. Please share one of these videos on social media and elsewhere. If you’d like information on how to download broadcast quality versions of the video and audio PSAs, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. 

“If I Could Go Back”

“They Had Everything Going For Them”

“Your Life Can Change In An Instant”

AVIATION

1) New Children’s Book ‘Fly, Girl, Fly,’ Tells Story Of First Afghan-American Woman To Fly Solo Around The World

State Aviation Journal

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Map Shows Bike Riding Conditions In Southeast Ohio 

Daily Sentinel

3) Cowboy Electric Bikes Getting Automatic Crash Detection For Free

The Verge

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) South Africa Roads Agency Urges Toll Decision

Bloomberg

FREIGHT

5) AI Optimization Software Helping Ports Improve Intermodal Rail Operations

American Journal of Transportation

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) China To Lose Access To Australian Space Tracking Station

Reuters

7) Waze Wins With Traffic Porn

Roger C. Lanctot blog

MARITIME

8) Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Investment In Shipment Visibility Paying Off

American Shipper

9) AI Is Key To Future Of Maritime Connectivity, But Tech Is Still In ‘Infancy,’ Exces Say

Via Satellite

MOBILITY

10) CityXChange: IOTA, Partners Present System For Seamless E-Mobility

Crypto News Flash

OTHER

11) Moscow Prepares To Launch P2P Car-Sharing, Multimodal Payments

Intelligent Transport

RAILROADS

12) Railroads Near Full Implementation Of PTC

Washington Post

13) Freight Rails Digitize Supply Chain To Compete Amid Pandemic And Climate Change

Supply & Demand Chain Executive

ROADWAYS

14) Art Murals In Southwest DC Aim To Improve Safety In Busy Intersection

DC Post

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

15) Oregon DOT Creates Webpage For Wildfire Road Closures

Land Line

TRANSIT

16) Seven Must-Ask Connectivity Questions For Transit Agencies

Smart Cities Dive

17) How Transit Data Can Drive Urban Recovery

GCN

VEHICLES

18) German Space Agency Reveals An Autonomous, Electric Urban Mobility Prototype

TechCrunch

19) Wisconsin Ponders Self-Driving Vehicles

Wisconsin Public Radio

20) Tesla Preparing To Launch Full Self-Driving Subscription, Puts Deadline On Enhanced Autopilot

Electrek

News Releases

1) Parkopedia, SoundHound Inc. Announce Partnership To Offer Voice-Enabled Parking Services

2) GEWI, iCone Products Partner To Improve Safety With Real-Time Work Zone Information

3) National Advanced Driving Simulator Provides National Leadership On COVID-19 Research Protocols

4) MARTA Partners With Nextdoor To Communicate Real-Time Information Directly With Neighborhoods

5) City Of Omaha Creates Its First Smart Zones

6) Chatham Area Transit Launches First Phase Of Text Notification Service

7) TransLink’s New Interactive Tour Teaches Transit Boarding

8) Masabiu, Jorudan Launch In-Ap Mobile Ticketing With MaaS Apps For Iyotetsu

9) New Signage Unveiled Celebrating Importance Of Delaware Watershed

10) Maryland DOT Motor Vehicle Agency Receives Six Awards For Public Affairs, Technology, Community Service

Upcoming Events

TRB Webinar: Stay Current on Research in Progress - September 23

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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.  

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