Wednesday, November 24, 2021

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**Happy Thanksgiving**

AVIATION

1) FAA Considering Closing Richmond International Airport’s Air Traffic Control Tower During Overnight Hours

Henrico Citizen

2) Silent Airports Are Appearing All Over The World

Euronews

3) How Tools Are Evolving To Track Drone Activities In Real Time

DroneLife

4) Why The Single European Sky Has Failed To Take Off

Simple Flying

5) Aviation Noise And Emissions Are Environmental-Justice Issues

Seattle Times commentary

CAMERAS

6) Chicago Speed Camera Ticket Violations Spike Since City Changed Speeding Law

WLS-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

7) Humber Bridge Plans To Remove Toll Booths

BBC News

8) Maryland’s ‘Painful’ Toll Backlog Will Linger Long Into 2022, Officials Warn

Maryland Matters

GPS / NAVIGATION

9) Scientists Test GPS-Free Navigation

GCN

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

10) ERTICO Newsletter - November 24, 2021

ERTICO-ITS Europe

MARITIME

11) China Blocks Access To Shipping Location Signals, FT Reports

Bloomberg

12) Boat Owners Use Drones To Create Global Database On Plastic Pollution

GPS World

PRIVACY

13) Tesla Asks Full Self-Driving Beta Drivers To Accept Being Recorded In Case Of Crash Or ‘Safety Risk’

Electrek

RAILROADS

14) Businesses Pushing For Welcome Kiosk At Albuquerque Amtrak Station

KRQE-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) TSA Makes Changes To New Cyber Requirements After Industry Feedback

WFED Radio

16) Woman Inventor Behind Traffic Safety Robots In Democratic Republic Of The Congo

The Star

VEHICLES

17) Panasonic Develops Cyber Security System For Internet-Connected Cars

Japan Today

18) An Auto-Calibrating System For Sensors In Autonomous Vehicles

EE Times Asia

News Releases

1) Sygic Becomes First GPS Navigation To Detect Traffic Signs

2) US Customs And Border Protection Adds Agriculture Features To CBP One Mobile App

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, November 23, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Honda Cars Could Politely Text Pedestrians To Get The Hell Out Of The Way

Jalopnik

CAMERAS

2) Isle Of Wight Speed Camera Introduction Won’t Be Happening Yet Despite £300,000 Being Set Aside

Hampshire Live

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Massachusetts Letting Millions In Tolls Go Uncollected Since Electronic Tolling Began

WCVB-TV

4) 82 Maryland E-ZPass Agents Handling 15,000+ Calls A Day

WMAR-TV

5) Indra Applies Blockchain To Mexico Tolls

ITS International

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) GPS Pinpoints Emergency Call Locations In Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Of Spain

The Olive Press

TRANSIT

7) Dallas Area Rapid Transit Works To Update 10,000 Signs As Part Of Bus Network Overhaul

Community Impact Newspaper

8) New York Transit Rules Now Prohibit Marijuana Ads On Subways, Buses

MJBizDaily

9) QR Code Passes Needed For Travel On Public Transit In Kazan, Russia

Moscow Times

VEHICLES

10) Autonomous Vehicles – Development, Deployment, And What’s Next With Kelley Coyner, Innovation4Mobility

ITE Talks Transportation podcast

News Releases

1) UK First With Lighted Pedestrian Crossing Activated By Sensors

Upcoming Events

Government Identity Security Summit - November 30-December 2

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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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Monday, November 22, 2021

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, November 22, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Portland, Oregon Experiments With Treatment To Improve Bicycle Crossings At Unsignalized Intersections

Tech Xplore

AVIATION

2) Canada Limits 5G To Protect Air Travel

Forbes

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Announced Sale Of US Toll Giant TransCore To Singapore-Based Firm Sparks Security Concerns

Fox Business

4) Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge Next In Line For Cashless Tolling

Mid-Hudson Valley Patch

OTHER

5) Michigan Bill Would Ban Agencies From Using Messaging Apps

Government Technology

PARKING

6) Reno-Tahoe International Airport Launches Real-Time Parking Availability Tracker

Reno Gazette Journal

PRIVACY

7) Airports Are Embracing Facial Recognition. Should We Be Worried?

Discover

TELEMATICS

8) We Need A Regional Transit Fare Card That Works In New Jersey And New York City, Advocates Say

NJ.com

TRANSIT

9) COTA Blames GPS App Issues For Traffic Trouble At Rolling Stones Concert

KTBC-TV

10) Signage In The Washington, DC Metro

Bridging The Present With The Past blog

11) ATRA Pulse - November 2021

Advanced Transit Association

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) British Columbia Ministry Of Transport Creates Website Showing Status Of Flood-Impacted Roads

Castanet

News Releases

1) NATO Expands International Partnerships On Aviation Matters

Upcoming Events

The Ferry Safety & Technology Conference - April 26-28 - Brooklyn

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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.  

© 2021 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Friday, November 19, 2021

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, November 19, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Survey: FAA’s Inclusive Language Initiative Is Extremely Unpopular

Plane & Pilot

2) ADS-B Tools Return To Service After Multi-Day Outage

AOPA

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Dover, Rochester Tolls Going All-Electronic On New Hampshire’s Spaulding Turnpike

Seacoastonline

RAILROADS

4) Brightline Works To Lessen Fatalities Along Railroad With New Technology

WPEC-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) UK To Ban Drivers Taking Photos, Playing Games On Hand-Held Devices

BBC News

6) South Australia Launches Two Digital Tools For Assessing Travelers As Part Of Opening Border 

ZDNet

VEHICLES

7) Ford, GlobalFoundries Sign Deal To Help Tackle Chip Shortage Problem

ZDNet

8) Apple Accelerates Work On Car Project, Aiming For Fully Autonomous Vehicle

Bloomberg

9) Swiss Re, Baidu Partner To Advance Autonomous Driving Industry

Insurance Journal

News Releases

1) Expert: Holiday Traffic Jams Could Be Prevented By ‘Smart Concrete’

2) Huntsville Public Transit Adding App-Based Pay System

Friday Bonus

Ever watch a movie scene about something you are familiar with and spot the mistakes? A San Francisco Muni bus driver has done that and gone viral on Twitter.

Upcoming Events

International Traffic Safety Conference - March 21-22 - Doha, Qatar

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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.  

© 2021 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016