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Wednesday, 07 June 2017

Financial Times

• Uber fires more than 20 employees after harassment probeRide-hailing company attempts to respond to claims of aggressive workplace culture
• Driverless vehicles learn to get along with city transportQuestions remain about whether technology will ease urban traffic or make it worse

The Guardian

• Uber fires more than 20 employees after sexual harassment investigationCompany has been taking steps to change culture following scandals that appeared to demonstrate aggressive business practices and a toxic workplaceUber has fired more than 20 employees after a company investigation into sexual harassment claims and workplace culture.The terminations were announced at a company-wide meeting on Tuesday, details of which were first leaked to and reported by the New York Times and Bloomberg News. Uber confirmed the departures to the Guardian. Continue reading...
• Existing transport is failing disabled people, but new tech may helpBetter accessible transport may come from collaborations between disabled people and tech startups like Wayfindr and Uber

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Justice Secretary backs T&A Stop the Danger Drivers campaign after witnessing speeding drivers in BradfordJUSTICE Secretary Liz Truss has praised a Telegraph & Argus campaign calling for the scourge of dangerous driving to be tackled.

Wales Online

• New images reveal how Swansea city centre could look in the near futureMajor plans to reshape Swansea have been given the green light

C.N.N.

• Uber fires 20 employees over sexual harassment probeUber is acting swiftly on the findings of a report into allegations of harassment at company following bombshell sexism claims earlier this year.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• First UK University to gain ELA accreditationCranfield is the first University to receive accreditation from the European Logistics Association (ELA) in recognition of the high standards of teaching on the logistics and supply chain masters programmes delivered by Cranfield School of Management. Richard Wilding OBE, Professor of Supply Chain Strategy at Cranfield and Chairman of CILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport) commented:  “This is great news for Cranfield and for the students of our logistics programmes. European recognition is increasingly important for our students, who come from all over the world to s...