Wednesday, March 11, 2026

[Bernie Wagenblast]

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) New Texts, Emails Detail Response, Confusion In Wake Of FAA Airspace Closure Over El Paso

KVIA-TV

CARTOGRAPHY

2) The Greatest Debate In Design History | The New York City Subway Map

Design Docs (video)

FREIGHT

3) Iraq Links 40,000 Fuel Tankers To GPS Tracking System To Curb Smuggling

Shafaq News

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Could Iran Be Using China’s Highly Accurate BeiDou Navigation System?

Al Jazeera

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Malaysia Expands Cooperation With European ITS Leaders To Enhance Smart Mobility

Malaysian Reserve

6) IRF Chairman Randy Iwasaki Talks About Automation, Digitalization And The Next Generation

ITS International

MARITIME

7) The End Of Benign Navigation: Shipping Must Prepare For A World Of Unreliable Signals

American Journal of Transportation

8) Why Shadow Tankers Are The Only Ships Still Moving Through The Strait Of Hormuz

The Conversation

MOBILITY

9) AI, Safety And The Future Of Mobility: Big Names Shape The Conversation At Intertraffic 2026

Highways Voices podcast

RAILROADS

10) Colorado Wants Help Picking A Name For Front Range Passenger Train Before November Vote

Colorado Sun

TRANSIT

11) As Mobile Revamps Transit System, City Turns To Public For Help Naming System 

WALA-TV

VEHICLES

12) Ford Launches New AI To Grow Multibillion-Dollar Pro Commercial Business

CNBC

13) UK Minister Urges Self-Driving Sector To Think Dual-Use

Zag Daily

News Releases

1) Kapsch TrafficCom Selects TomTom Traffic To Enhance Its Global Traffic Management Solutions

2) New Pilot Program Reminds DC Metro Customers To Offer Priority Seating To Those In Need

3) Derq Unveils Next Generation Platform Using AI At Intersections To Improve Safety

4) Marine Rescue Shellharbour Installs Electronic Sign To Promote Safer Boating

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