Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Bernie Wagenblast
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey
**National Safety Month**
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
1) Bicycle Skills Training And Education Programs Aimed At Women, Minority Group Can Increase Ridership
AVIATION
2) Cadaver-Based Digital ‘Crash Test Dummies’ Coming To US Navy Aviation
CAMERAS
3) New York City Police Launching Crackdown On Scooters, ATVs, Mopeds, Cars With Fake Plates
FREIGHT
4) Peterbilt’s Digital Mirrors A Giant Leap Forward In How Drivers Look Backward
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Google Fixes ‘Utah’ Navigation Issue After Worst Incident Yet
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
6) I-24 Smart Corridor Seeing Decline In Crashes Since Digital Signs Installed, Tennessee DOT Says
7) California DOT Delves Into GenAI Testing To Reduce Bottlenecks, Keep Roads Safe
OTHER
8) California DMV Expands Digital Services To Reduce Wait Times, In-Person Visits
9) Jacksonville LGBT Community Uses Flashlights To Defy State Order
10) ‘T: An MBTA Musical’ Is A Comedic ‘Love Letter’ To Boston’s Transportation System
PARKING
11) Airports Can Get Much More Out Of Their Parking Guidance Technology
AviationPros contributed content
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT
12) Kent, Washington Woman Launches Pedestrian Traffic Safety Campaign
13) Effective Public Warning Systems: Saving Lives And Mitigating Disaster Amid A Changing Climate
RAILROADS
14) Norfolk Southern, CSX Sue Cox Communications Over Broadband Installations
SAFETY / SECURITY
15) Distractions Don’t Just Cause Crashes… They Make Them Worse
Austin, Texas Transportation and Public Works Department
TRANSIT
16) California’s Metrolink Implements Wireless Crossing Nearside Station Stop
17) Winnipeg Transit Permanently Expands Bus Safety Pilot Program
18) San Francisco Muni’s Bus Stop Sign Installations Delayed For Nine Years
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
19) Can AI Traffic Signals Tame Bangladeshi Capital’s Notorious Congestion?
VEHICLES
20) Elon Musk Ordered Nvidia To Ship Thousands Of AI Chips Reserved For Tesla To X, xAI
21) Seeing Promise In Data, Utah To Expand Connected Vehicle Work
22) On Vehicle Automation, Federal Regulators Have Some Catching Up To Do
News Releases
1) IBTTA Expands Leadership Team And Staff To Support Association Growth And Industry Advocacy
2) RoadSafe Traffic Systems Acquires Site-Safe Products, Innovative Access Solutions
Tuesday Transportation Oddities
Is it a train? Is it a monorail? You decide.
========================================================================
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 ber...@transportationradio.com.
© 2024 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com 1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016