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Friday, 22 August 2014

BBC News

• Repairs to be carried out on A82More than £1m will be spent on improvements to the A82 at Glen Gloy between Fort William and Fort Augustus, says Transport Scotland.

The Guardian

• Google lobbies to test self-driving cars in Matrix-style virtual worldTech giant seeks to overturn California regulatory requirement that autonomous vehicles must be certified on real-world roadsGoogle has built a "Matrix-style" digital simulation of the entire Californian road system in which it is testing its self-driving cars and is lobbying the state's regulators to certify them based on virtual rather than real driving.The extensive simulation reminiscent of the virtual cities created for human captives in sci-fi blockbuster The Matrix exists entirely inside computers at the company's Mountain View location, and the cars have so far vir...

The Herald

• Price of petrol falling, but not as fast as in EuropePetrol prices are falling in the UK, but not as fast as some across mainland Europe, the AA has said.
• Traders and families call for traffic routes to be amendedTRADERS and residents have called for a rethink of road closures in the capital amid claims rerouting plans have cut off families and firms.

The Telegraph

• Petrol prices falling faster in FranceThe price of fuel is falling markedly faster on the Continent than in the UK

Sheffield Star

• Public help save gritting service on 141 Sheffield roadsPeople power has prompted a council U-turn – and saved winter gritting services on more than 140 Sheffield roads.