Wednesday, July 1, 2020

[Bernie Wagenblast]

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🇨🇦 Wednesday, July 1, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey 🇨🇦

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AVIATION

1) Boeing Kept FAA In Dark On Key 737 Max Design Changes, Government Report Says

Reuters

2) Better Weather Forecasting Helping Business Aviation Companies Improve Safety

Business Airport International

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) Yamato, Japan Launches Pedestrian Smartphone Ban

AFP

CAMERAS

4) Lee County, Florida Allows Police To Use DOT Poles For License Plate Readers

North Fort Myers Neighbor

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) SpaceX Launches GPS Satellite On First Mission For US Space Force

Spaceflight Now

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) How Connected Vehicles Are Driving Smarter Solutions For Cities

Government Technology advertorial

OTHER

7) CoMotion Launches Transportation Innovation Lab In Miami

Government Technology

RAILROADS

8) Signaling Complicates Positive Train Control

Trains

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Three More States Say Yes to Hands-Free Laws for Drivers

Route Fifty

TELEMATICS

10) OnStar Hands-Free Calling Will Be Sunset In 2022

GM Authority

11) BMW’s In-Car Store Will Sell Or Rent Feature Upgrades

SlashGear

TRANSIT

12) SEPTA Key Travel Wallet Will Soon Work On Regional Rail, Allowing Riders To Pay Per Trip

WHYY

13) Marin County, California Transit Agencies Leverage Uber App, Expertise

Government Technology

VEHICLES

14) Waymo Targets Southwest Freight Corridor for Autonomous Truck Tests

Transport Topics

News Releases

1) I-95 Corridor Coalition Is Now The Eastern Transportation Coalition

2) Airports Council Launches ‘Ready For Every Journey’ Campaign To Educate Passengers

3) Travel And Transport Adds Product Features To Support LGBTQ+ Travelers

4) Arizona DOT, US Geological Survey Partnership Uses Water Data To Anticipate Future Impacts To Roads, Bridges

5) Iowa Program Targets Seat Belt Safety For Pregnant, Postpartum Women

6) Cubic, Moovit Expand Partnership To ‘Look, Book And Pay’ For Multimodal Trips

7) NJ Transit Announces Major PTC Milestone Achievements

8) NJ Transit Launches New Customer Awareness Campaign To Promote Safe Behavior

9) Governors Highway Traffic Safety Association Urges Congress To Unfetter State Highway Safety Efforts

Solicitation

 -  Unsolicited Public-Private Partnership Proposals Solicited - Pennsylvania DOT

Upcoming Events

TRB Webinar: Transportation Asset Management in a COVID-19 World - July 15

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