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Wednesday, 20 November 2019

Financial Times

• Uber back-up driver faulted in autonomous car deathRegulator criticises company’s ‘safety culture’ and failure to prevent ‘automation complacency’

The Telegraph

• How the wheels came off legendary trucking business Eddie Stobart [subscription]potting Eddie Stobart lorries: it’s a quintessentially British pastime. For outsiders, the public’s love of the green and white livery is something of a head scratcher - not unlike the pickle the Aim-quoted company has found itself in.

Birmingham Post

• Speculation continues over Jaguar Land Rover/BMW tie-upThere is talk the Bavarian car maker could be about to take a significant stake in Jaguar Land Rover

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Changes to town's parking described as 'too little, too late' A CHANGE to Ilkley's controversial new parking scheme has been announced.

Bucks Free Press

• New road opens as final section of High Wycombe's Alternative Route through the town is completedThe final section of High Wycombe's Alternative Route through the town opened last week.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Merseyrail launches smoking ban at all stationsMerseyrail has announced a smoking ban at all stations on its network from 1 December. From this date, passengers will not be allowed to smoke in any public areas of Merseyrail stations or platforms with the exception of car parks. The move comes off the back of the national Stoptober campaign, and is part of Merseyrail’s commitment to cleaner air and the comfort of its passengers across the network. Vaping and e-cigarettes are also included in the ban, and Merseyrail staff and Byelaw Enforcement Officers will be actively requesting passengers to stop smoking on platforms and other ar...
• Uber and AA’s DriveTech launch Road Safety collaborationRoad safety is a global problem with 1.3 million people killed annually. In the UK over 1,700 die with thousands more seriously injured annually. Uber is determined to play its part in reducing these numbers and it is committed to making transport safer than ever before.     Driver education is a key component of road safety, with experience and continuous education helping to raise standards and reduce risks.  This is why Uber are collaborating with the AA through their driver training operation, DriveTech, to produce training videos to help refresh drivers knowledge and u...

New Civil Engineer

• Road user charging call for Oxford to Cambridge arc New research by Oxford University has warned that road user charging may be needed along the Oxford to Cambridge Arc to cope with increased traffic in the long term.