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Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Financial Times

• Volkswagen invests $300m in taxi app GettGerman carmaker backs Israeli start-up as Toyota follows suit with undisclosed Uber stake

London Evening Standard

• Blackwall Tunnel: Thames crossing finally reopens after 20 hour closure caused by fuel spillThe Blackwall Tunnel today reopened after a fuel spill caused a "nightmare" for motorists as it closed the route for more than 20 hours.

Other Regional Press

• Watch: Red-light jumping drivers don't come much worse than this Dashcam footage captures a driver passing a car before accelerating through the signal long after it has turned red

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• New transport bill to provide One of the key announcements in the British government's agenda for the coming session was the Modern Transport Bill, which is set to change the face of the automotive technology industry in the UK. The announcement was made in the Queen's Speech last week, which states that there would be measures to encourage investment in driverless cars and electric cars, among other areas, reports Global Manufacturing. Jonathan Dudley, head of manufacturing business at Crowe Clark Whitehill, commented:

Railnews

• Second Spanish rolling stock win confirmed New trains for Transpennine Express are to be built by the Spanish firm of CAF, after no bids were received from a manufacturer with a British base. The RMT said the decision to choose a Spanish builder was a 'sad indictment' of the railways. The order for two new fleets is the second to be made by FirstGroup for Transpennine Express. It has already signed a contract for 19 five-car trains, to be supplied by Hitachi. TPE managing director Leo Goodwin said the deal was 'great news'.