Wednesday, January 28, 2026

[Bernie Wagenblast]

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, January 28, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FAA Failures Created Conditions For Deadly Reagan Airport Crash, NTSB Says

Wall Street Journal

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Website For Croatia’s New Electronic Toll Collection System Launched

Croatia Week

MARITIME

3) New Digital System To Combat Illegal Fishing Creating Problems In European Ports

Sweden Herald

4) Student Hackathon Winners Predict Great Lakes Ice Buildup

Government Technology

ROADWAYS

5) From Chaos To Coordination: Malta’s Roadworks Reset

Highways Voices podcast

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Ensuring Road Crossing Safety In Every Environment

ITS International (contributed content)

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

7) Why Los Angeles Mobility Apps Struggle With Real-Time Demand

Lifehack

8) Self-Driving Truck Company Waabi Raises $1 Billion To Expand Into Robotaxis

Axios

TRANSIT

9) Transit Riders, Officials Skewer Contractor Over Flawed Clipper 2.0 Rollout

KQED Radio

10) Accessing Airports: Available Public Transit Options And Efforts To Promote Their Use

GAO

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) TfL Deploys AI Traffic Control Across London In Five-Year Congestion Strategy

Traffic Technology Today

 

12) How Digital Signage Is Reshaping The Traveler Experience At Transportation Hubs

Metro (contributed content)

WEATHER

13) NOAA Turns To ‘Meteodrones’ To Close Weather Data Gap

AIN

14) National Weather Service’s AI Language Translation Project Lacks Long-Term Plan, Watchdog Says

Nextgov/FCW

News Releases

1) Boeing, Ben-Gurion University Launch Aviation Cybersecurity Research Center In Israel

2) Virginia Tech Researcher Works To Keep Trains Safe With High-Tech Fiber Optic Track Sensors

3) Frankfurt Airport Becomes First Airport Worldwide to Use Auracast For Public Announcements

4) The Future Of In-Cabin AI Is Decided At The Edge Of Connectivity

5) Lockheed Martin's Newest GPS Satellite Reaches Orbit, Strengthening Warfighter Connectivity

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