Friday, October 10, 2025

[Bernie Wagenblast]

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 🧠  Friday, October 10, 2025 - New York, New York 🧠

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**World Mental Health Day**

CARTOGRAPHY

1) Google Maps Testing ‘Ask Maps’ Feature To Search For Places In Spoken Language

Android Authority

FREIGHT

2) FMCSA To Allow Use Of Paper Medical Certification Cards Through January Amid Hiccups In Transition To Electronic System

CDLLife

3) Study Shows Link Between English-Proficiency Violations And Unsafe Carriers

Land Line

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Opening The AI ‘Black Box’ To Make Transportation Decisions Explainable

Traffic Technology International

PARKING

5) Three-Quarters Of UK Drivers Have Experienced Issues When Paying To Park By Mobile App

Highways News

PRIVACY

6) Business Aviation Sector Wants Stronger Privacy Amid Concerns Of Flight Data’s Misuse

FlightGlobal

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) Airport Travelers See Trump Administration Video Blaming Democrats For Shutdown

Reuters

RAILROADS

8) Rail Union Asks FAA To Ban Drone Flights Over Rail Infrastructure

Trains

9) BNSF Wants To Develop More Of Its Own Innovations — Enter bnsf | tech

Progressive Railroading

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

10) Tesla Robotaxi App Adds Live Traffic,  Battery Alerts In Latest Update

Tesla North

TRANSIT

11) Colorado’s Core Transit Launches New, Bilingual Website

Vail Daily

12) A Massive Art Installation Has Taken Over Grand Central Terminal

Smithsonian Magazine

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Bangladesh Opens Central Hub For Real-Time Traffic Monitoring In Tejgaon

Daily Sun

VEHICLES

14) Cabless Autonomous Trucks Make International Deliveries Between Norway, Sweden 

ITS International

News Releases

1) Nebraska’s Lincoln Airport Named Official Airport Of Rural Radio Network

2) From 30 Systems To One Screen: How Main Roads Western Australia Built A Government-First Operational Platform

3) NJ Transit Unveils State-Of-The-Art Fare Payment, Collection Technologies As Part Of Modernization Efforts

4) Arizona Agencies Launch ‘There’s No Such Thing As Accidents’ Traffic Safety Campaign

5) Oklahoma State University Civil Engineering Student Targets Speeding In Work Zones

Friday Bonus  

Even in the midst of a crisis, politeness goes a long way.

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