Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Bernie Wagenblast
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey
AVIATION
1) Report: SpaceX Waited To Alert FAA About Starship Explosion
2) FCC Adds Foreign-Made Drones, Components To Covered List, Citing National Security Risks
3) FAA Seeks Industry Input On Effort To Modernize Applications, Databases
Military & Aerospace Electronics
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
4) 10 Ways AI Is Changing The Transportation Industry
5) IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Newsletter Digest - December 2025
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
MARITIME
6) BC Ferries Website Crashes As Thousands Of Passengers Rebook Reservations
7) Strengthened Port Security With Video Surveillance
OTHER
8) US Department Of Justice Investigating Central Pennsylvania Bus Driver’s Firing For ‘English-Only’ Sign
PRIVACY
9) TSA Facial Recognition Raises Traveler Rights Concerns
10) How I Investigated Uganda’s Digital Number Plates As Surveillance Tools
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT
11) Port KC Virtual Hearing Hacked
12) O’Hare Moments Campaign Commemorating 70 Years Of Flights At Chicago Airport
ROADWAYS
13) Ghana To Roll Out Dedicated Traffic Signs For Motor Riders
SAFETY / SECURITY
14) Americans Warm Up To Tech That Scans Faces At Airport Security, Poll Says
15) New Technology Put To Test During Holiday Rush As Millions Pass Through US Airports
CBS Mornings (video)
TRANSIT
16) Some Seniors Troubled By Switch To OMNY As New York MTA Kills The MetroCard
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) As Raleigh Grows, City Uses AI To Rethink Traffic Management
News Releases
1) Dubai RTA Launches Transport Data Analysis Laboratory To Deliver Proactive Traffic Flow Solutions
2) Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Introduces New Parking Guidance System
Tuesday Transportation Oddities
When you hear talk of multimodal transportation, images of cars, rail and maritime may come to mind. These unique forms of transportation add a whole new meaning to the term.
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