Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Bernie Wagenblast
Transportation Communications Newsletter
 Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 🤸
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AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION
1) China Suspends Autonomous Driving Permits After Baidu Outage
2) California Adopts New Rules Allowing Manufacturers To Test, Deploy Heavy-Duty Autonomous Vehicles
AVIATION
3) Tracking System To Be Added To Airport Ground Vehicles In Wake Of LaGuardia Crash
4) FAA Awards $5B Contract For Hundreds Of Digital Voice Switches
5) Oakland Airport Can Keep New Name Under Settlement Agreement With San Francisco
CAMERAS
6) Report Says Police Have Used License Plate Readers To Stalk Romantic InterestsÂ
7) Colorado Lawmakers Abandon Effort To Limit Police Use Of Flock Cameras, Surveillance Data
FREIGHT
8) FMCSA Readies Launch Of New Motor Carrier Registration System
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
9) ITS Istanbul: Visitors Reflect On European Congress Highlights
Traffic Technology Today (video)
MOBILITY
10) Google’s Sarah-Jayne Williams: ' The Biggest Barrier To Seamless Mobility Is Fragmentation'
11) Driving The Future Of Transportation Operations: Insights On TSMO, Technology, Teamwork – Laurie Matkowski
ITE Talks Transportation podcast
OTHER
12) Arizona DOT Shutting Down Dust Detection System
13) US State Department Planning New Passport Design With Trump’s Portrait
14) Transportation Authority Of Marin Adopts AI Policy
PRIVACY
15) Ford’s Latest Patent Scans Face Before Driving, Concerning Privacy Advocates
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT
16) Amtrak Won’t Make Key New York Penn Station Documents Public
17) California High-Speed Rail Plan ‘Lacks Transparency’ On Central Valley Station Changes, Legislative Analyst’s Office Says
ROADWAYS
18) Drivers On The Edge Over Poor Road Markings
SAFETY / SECURITY
19) New Initiative Launched To Boost Traffic Safety On Oahu
20) Missouri Distracted Driving Drops 16% As Hands-Free Law Enters Second Year
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
21) Waymo's Detroit Rollout Raises Oversight Questions
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
22) Pinellas County, Florida Using AI To Help Improve Traffic, Road Safety
VEHICLES
23) The 2026 Polestar 4 Has No Rear Window. It’s Replaced By A Camera.
News Releases
1) California Expands Mobile Driver’s License To Samsung Wallet
2) Hampton Roads Transit Launches Interactive Story Map
3) Texas Tech Project Aims To Make Pedestrians And Rural Intersections Safer Through Real-Time Warnings
4) NextGen Acela Takes Center Stage In Amtrak’s New Commercial, ‘The Build’
6) OCTA To Fully Transition To Wave Payment System Friday, Ending Use Of Paper Passes
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