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Sunday, 21 August 2016

The Telegraph

• New York City cab drivers no longer have to speak English as new laws come into force

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Councillors agree �150,000 package of road safety improvements in Keighley A �150,000 package of road improvements across the Keighley constituency has been approved.

London Evening Standard

• Ford's self-driving cars to arrive in five yearsFord has stepped up its quest to conquer the market for self-driving cars with a plan to mass-produce autonomous vehicles by 2021.

Northern Echo

• Motorists faced with extra delays in city centre as last phase of work starts on new traffic light scheme. MOTORISTS are warned of “significant restrictions” as the next phase of roadworks mounting traffic lights on city centre roundabouts gets underway, today.

The York Press

• These 15 sets of York traffic lights are to be replaced YORK transport bosses have listed 15 sets of traffic lights and pedestrian crossings they want to replace in the next two years.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Delays on the way as roadworks start in Walsall town centre Hatherton Road will be closed to all vehicles between the junctions of Hatherton Street and Lower Forster Street in Walsall, causing long delays.

Blackpool Gazette

• Cross-Pennine tunnel routes revealedFive alternative routes have been published for a possible new tunnel under the Pennines – a project described by the Department for Transport as the most ambitious road scheme in the UK for half of century.

Peterborough Telegraph

• New plans to extended A1M to create continuous motorway from Peterborough to LondonA new study has set out plans for the A1M to be extended creating a continuos motorway between Peterborough and London.

West Sussex Gazette

• Classic sports cars go on display in Horsham town centreA range of classic sports cars are set to descend on Horsham today (Sunday August 21).

Other News Sources

• Volvo and Uber join forces on driverless taxi planSwedish carmaker Volvo has joined forces with ride-sharing company Uber on the development of self-driving vehicles. The two companies have agreed to jointly invest $300m in a project that could reportedly see a fleet of up to 100 autonomous taxis take to the street of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by the end of the year. According to […]

EIN News Subscription

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