Friday, February 7, 2020
Bernie Wagenblast
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, February 7, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey
AVIATION
1) New Academy Of Model Aeronautics Coalition Fights For Better Drone Remote ID Rule
2) 93 Year-Old Inventor, Former NASA Langley Engineer Recognized For Developing Weather Hazard Advisory Technology For Private Pilots
3) Air New Zealand Sees Surge In In-Flight Broadband Sessions After Switching To Free-Of-Charge Model
4) Top Tech, Disruptors And The Next Decade Of Aviation, According To Air Transport Leaders
Future Travel Experience
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
5) FasTrak Says Public Would Try To Evade Tolls If We Knew How The System Works
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) Why GPS Tracking Matters For University Fleets
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
7) Thinking Aloud Podcast
- Laura Schewel, Streetlight Data
- International Transport Experts Network (ITEN)
MARITIME
8) Indonesian Ferry Operator To Require Passengers To Book Tickets Online
9) Research Shows Albatrosses Fitted With GPS Can Locate Illegal Fishing Vessels
OTHER
10) FHWA To Explore How AI And Blockchain Can Transform Transportation
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT
11) UK Department For Transport External Affairs Head Takes Public Affairs Transport Role
RAILROADS
12) How IoT Brings Railway Efficiency To Dutch Rail Network
ROADWAYS
13) ‘Green Wave’ Traffic Signs Installed On Kyiv, Ukraine Streets
14) New York State Senator Probes Alleged Safety Sign Problems On Mario Cuomo Bridge
SAFETY / SECURITY
15) Virginia Passes Bills That Protect LGBTQ, Ban Handheld Phones While Driving
16) Bespoke Launches AI Chatbot To Offer Coronavirus Updates To Travelers
17) US Agencies Using Phone Location Data For Immigration Enforcement, Report Says
18) US Customs And Border Protection Upgrading To New Facial Recognition Algorithm In March
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
19) Uber Making It Easier For Suburban Commuters To Schedule Rides To Train Station
20) Lyft Prepping Number Of New Features For Passengers And Drivers
TELEMATICS
21) The 2021 Escalade’s Curved Screens Are A Taste Of What’s To Come
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
22) Lack Of Communication Causes Long Traffic Delays On I-10 In Louisiana
23) Smash’d App Makes Vehicle Accident Reporting Seamless
TRANSIT
24) New York MTA Yanks Recordings Of Ex-Subway Chief Andy Byford Following Resignation
25) Moovit Adds AR Navigation To Its Urban Transport App
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
26) Pocatello, Idaho Using Traffic Center To Identify Roads That Need Plowing
VEHICLES
27) US House Panel To Hold Hearing On Future Of Self-Driving Cars
28) Autopilot Consortium Demos IoT Benefits For AVs
News Releases
1) New Hampshire Air Traffic Controllers Honored For Saving F-16
2) Interactive Terminal Testlab Opens At Munich Airport
Friday Bonus
Wisconsin and Missouri are the only two states to have lettered highways. What’s with that?
Solicitation
- Call for Sessions and Speakers - Urbanism Next Europe - Polis
Upcoming Events
World Cargo Symposium - March 10-12 - Istanbul
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