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Wednesday, 21 June 2017
BBC News
- Fatal Tesla crash driver 'given warnings'More details about the driver who was killed last year while his car was in autopilot have been published.
- Carmakers call for transitional EU dealThe government must strike a transitional deal with the EU to protect the UK car industry, a trade group warns.
The Guardian
- Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns following months of chaosThe embattled founder of the ride-hailing app stepped down in the face of pressure from investors after a tumultuous six months of scandals and stumblesUber’s scandals, blunders and PR disasters: the full listUber co-founder Travis Kalanick resigned from his position as chief executive of the $68bn ride-hailing app on Tuesday, following a tumultuous six months of scandal.
Times Online
- Drivers in London face first pay-as-you-go road charge [Subscription]Britain’s first pay-per-mile road charging system could be introduced under radical plans to cut the number of car journeys on the country’s busiest roads.
Birmingham Post
- M6 Toll launches campaign to urge females to become a HGV driver Government statistics also show that by 2022, the HGV industry needs to recruit 1.2 million more people
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- FTA says French government must act after driver dies in migrant roadblockThe Freight Transport Association is calling on the French government to take urgent action after a van driver was killed when migrants ...
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