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Wednesday, 12 April 2017

BBC News

• Uber PR boss Rachel Whetstone latest to quit companyUber’s head of communications has become the latest executive to leave the embattled ride-sharing firm.

Department for Transport

• New Lower Thames Crossings to cut congestion and create thousands of jobsPreferred route for a new Lower Thames Crossing and A13 widening announced.
• Over £109 million of funding for driverless and low carbon projectsGovernment drives funding of more than £109 million to driverless and low carbon projects across the UK.

Times Online

• Stuck in a traffic jam? Get ready for take‑off [subscription]Flying cars will be sold to the public by the end of the year under plans for the world’s first mass-market vehicle capable of taking to the skies.

Mail Online

• Diesel drivers face new 'pay as you pollute' charges Diesel owners could be charged for where and when they drive under new ‘pay as you pollute’ plans as part of the UK's Air.Car project,
• Bike lanes make Cambridge UK's slowest city for drivers Traffic crawls at an average speed of 13.73mph in an area compounded by narrow streets, one way systems and pedestrianised areas, as well as a steady stream of tourists.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• String of cab firms run into problems with grand designsA STRING of local cab firms hoping to give transport giant Uber a run for its money have run into problems with a new branding idea.
• M606 named the UK's third slowest motorwayTHE M606 has been named as the third slowest in the UK.

Other Regional Press

• Here's how £19m of investment into Dorset's roads will be spentA MULTI-MILLION pound investment into Dorset's roads is set to resurface those deemed to be 'failing' - and prevent others falling into decline.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Over £109 million of funding for driverless and low carbon projectsBusiness Secretary Greg Clark and Transport Minister John Hayes have awarded £109.7 million of government funding, alongside significant funding from industry, to help develop the next generation of driverless and low-carbon vehicles, as part of the Industrial Strategy and the government’s Plan for Britain. Seven innovative projects will share grants from the latest round of funding from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), the joint industry-government programme to put the UK at the forefront of low carbon vehicle technology. The projects, led by BMW, CNH Industrial, Ford Motor...