Wednesday, January 7, 2026

[Bernie Wagenblast]

Transportation Communications Newsletter

💙  Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 💙

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**Human Trafficking Prevention Month**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Bosch Releases New Update To Make Stolen E-Bikes (Almost) Unusable

Electrek

CAMERAS

2) USDOT Wants To Put The Brakes On DC Traffic Cameras

Politco

FREIGHT

3) C.H. Robinson CFO Discusses How The Logistic Company Is Using AI

FreightWaves

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) GPS Systems Malfunction In Venezuela After US Strikes

NBC News (video)

MARITIME

5) US Coast Guard Augments Border Surveillance With Monitoring Buoys

Maritime Executive

6) Greece Nano Satellite MICE-1 Supports Maritime Communications

GPS World

7) Washington State Ferries Explores Public Internet Service With New Pilot Program

GeekWire

OTHER

8) BetterPoints App Credited With Removing Nearly 100,000 Car Journeys Off East Dunbartonshire, Scotland Roads

Glasgow Times

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) As Electric Vehicle Sales Stall, Advocates Rethink Messaging

Government Technology

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) UK DfT Releases New Road Safety Strategy

UK Department for Transport

11) Kentucky Launches First Digital ID App For Air Travel, Age Verification

WLEX-TV

TELEMATICS

12) Smarter Fleets Means Safer Crews

Utility Magazine

TRANSIT

13) Botched Clipper Card Upgrade Creates New Problems For Riders, Transit Agencies

San Francisco Standard

14) New York City Diversity Chief Cherry-Picked Numbers, MTA Watchdog Found

The City

15) Beaver County Transit Authority Introducing App That Allows Booking Of Trips From Phones

WPXI-TV

VEHICLES

16) The Vital Nature Of Cross-Border Connected-Vehicle Systems

Traffic Technology International (commentary)

News Releases

1) New York State Thruway Launches Comprehensive Safety Action Plan

2) Israel Railways To Unveil Groundbreaking Innovations In Smart Mobility At CES 2026

3) Bentley Systems Acquires Talon Aerolytics, Pointivo Technology

4) BMW Demos AI-Powered Digital Assistant 

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