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Friday, 20 January 2017

BBC News

• Tesla avoids recall after Autopilot crash deathTesla will not be ordered to recall its semi-autonomous cars in the US, following a fatal crash in May 2016.

Financial Times

• Pay-per-mile scheme urged to ease London congestionCongestion charge failing to halt decline in average speeds across capital
• Congestion underlines need for jam-busting ideasTfL and mayor’s office cautious on calls for billing by mile instead of zone charge
• Uber pays $20m fine over driver earnings’ claimsLawsuit accused group of inflating expectations and lying about vehicle financing terms

This is Money

• Should we axe car tax rather than launch daft new charges? The new car tax system coming in April has the signature whiff of something drawn up on the back of a fag packet. Would it be better to just add some extra tax to petrol?

Birmingham Mail

• Mayor candidate wants self-driving cars on West Midlands roads Testing cars which drive themselves in the West Midlands will boost local manufacturers, says Mayor candidate

Other News Sources

• car2go growing in the global car-sharing business car2go keeps growing. In financial year 2016, the market leader in flexible car sharing grew its customer base by 43 percent to 2.2 million. A car2go is rented every 1.4 seconds somewhere in the world. Berlin remains the largest car2go city, with 175,000 customers.Worldwide, the roughly 14,000 car2go vehicles have been rented more than 22 million times. This is a 21 percent rise compared to the previous year’s figure. The highest customer growth was seen in the cities Madrid (+96,000), Berlin (+47,000), Vancouver (+26,000) and Hamburg (+26,000).The utilization of the vehicles increased by app...
• Deeside Corridor consultation to start in MarchThe Welsh Government will shortly begin consulting on major improvements to one of North Wales’ busiest sections of road
• Road pricing must focus on those who have a choice, says FTAThe London Assembly’s proposed road pricing scheme to replace the Congestion Charge should target drivers who have a choice whether to use ...
• Briefings to help improve safety in the van industryWith over four million vans on the UK’s roads, it is vital to improve safety and compliance within the industry and help businesses of all sizes ...