Monday, August 18, 2025
Bernie Wagenblast
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, August 18, 2025 - New York, New York
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
1) Transport For London Pledges New App Following Santander Cycles Issues
AVIATION
2) Departure Gate Sign For 9/11 Flight 93 Donated To Shanksville, Pennsylvania Memorial
CAMERAS
3) Russian Hackers Turn Dutch Highways Into Speed Camera Dead Zones
4) DC Takeover Shows How Cities Can Lose Control Of Surveillance
5) AI Bus Cameras Will Drive A Transit Revolution
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
6) Car Users In Vietnam Complain About New Highway Toll Payment App Restrictions, Extra Fees
GPS / NAVIGATION
7) Iran Grapples With Navigation Chaos As GPS Jamming Continues
MARITIME
8) Japan Frustrated As China Ignores Crisis Hotline Calls
9) US Coast Guard Agrees To Delay Plan To Remove Navigation Buoys In Gulf Of Maine
OTHER
10) Oman Launches Online Portal To Pay For Damage To Road Infrastructure After Accidents
PLANNING
11) How Smart City Planning Helps To Avoid Accidents
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT
12) Atlanta City Councilwoman Calls For MARTA To Share Safety Protocols At Transit Stations
ROADWAYS
13) Across The US, Rainbow Crosswalks Face Orders To Erase Asphalt Art
SAFETY / SECURITY
14) How A Driving Score Turned Road Safety Into A National Game In South Korea
SPACE
15) Climate Pollution Making GPS, Communications Satellites Even More Vulnerable To Solar Storms
16) Hijacked Satellites And Orbiting Space Weapons
TRANSIT
17) SEPTA Ambassadors Help Riders Plan For Potential Cuts
18) Muni Launches Ad Campaign Making Fun Of The Dodgers
19) Purdue University Announces New Transit App
20) BART To Roll Out Contactless Payment August 20
21) Cashless Payments In All Metro Manila Train Stations By Yearsend
22) How TriMet Leading The Way With Solar-Powered Digital Signage
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
23) Red Bank, Tennessee’s New Geospatial AI Tool Uses Cellular Signals, Location Data For Traffic Safety
VEHICLES
24) Volkswagen Charging Subscription Fee To Unlock Added Horsepower In ID.3 EV
25) Autonomous Cars: Tech Is Good, Humans Get In The Way, Says Researcher
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