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Wednesday, 28 March 2018

BBC News

• TfL proposes advanced driving test for private hire driversPrivate hire drivers may have to sit extra tests as TfL aims to improve passenger safety.
• Tesla and Nvidia shares fall amid driverless car doubtsShares in Tesla and Nvidia dive amid fresh worries about the promise of self-driving car technology.

The Guardian

• Hydrogen-powered transport key to climate targets, says ShellPlanes and trucks powered by hydrogen will be a crucial part of efforts to cut carbon emissions to safe levels, according to oil giant Shell.
• ​Jaguar to supply 20,000 cars to Google's self-driving spin-off WaymoJaguar Land Rover is to supply up to 20,000 of its new electric I-Pace cars to Waymo, a subsidiary of Google owner Alphabet,to be converted into self-driving vehicles for its ride-hailing service.

Times Online

• Drivers of eco-friendly cars hit with road tax increases [Subscription]Eight out of ten owners of new cars will be forced to pay more road tax after the Treasury abolished discounts for many eco-friendly vehicles.
• Jaguar sets pace with self-driving car [Subscription]Britain’s largest carmaker is to develop an upmarket self-driving electric vehicle with Alphabet, the American technology group that owns Google.

City AM

• Uber has applied for an e-money licence in the Netherlands to streamline European paymentsUber has submitted an application for an e-money licence in the Netherlands, where its international headquarters is based, to streamline its payment process.

Bolton News

• Car headlights really are too brightBEING classed as an older driver, I just thought that age was to blame when I increasingly found car headlights dazzling at night.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford pollution causing 40 per cent of childhood asthmas, study reveals SCIENTISTS are claiming air pollution may be responsible for nearly 40 per cent of childhood asthma cases in Bradford following recent studies.

Other News Sources

• Lifting 300 miles of roadworks will help deliver EasterThe Easter Bank Holiday weekend is one of the UK’s first big travel times of the year, with holiday traffic added to the usual number of vehicles ...