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Wednesday, 13 July 2016

The Guardian

• Tesla has no plans to disable autopilot mode as third recent crash is revealedTesla said data suggested the driver’s hands were not on the wheel in a recent accident in Montana in which a Model X veered off the road and hit a postAnother accident involving Tesla’s autopilot system has been reported, this time in Montana when a Model X veered off the road and hit a post. Early on Sunday morning on a highway near Whitehall, a Tesla veered off to the right into a wooden guardrail, according to the Detroit Free Press, stopping the car before it left the road. The driver told a highway patrol officer that the car’s driver assist feature had been engaged. Continue reading...

Mail Online

• Jaguar to trial self-driving cars on public roads with new 'cone-buster' system Jaguar Land Rover is to begin self-driving car tests on public roads around Coventy and Solihull in the UK, including a system that can safely steer through traffic cones (pictured) and contraflows.

London Evening Standard

• Sadiq Khan says Southern Rail is an 'embarrassment' to LondonSadiq Khan branded Southern Rail an "embarrassment to our city" today as he urged the Government to strip its operator of its franchise.
• Commuters' fears over use of Pok�mon GO on London's transport networkLondon commuters have raised safety fears over the new Pok�mon GO phone game, after pictures emerged of the digital creatures on Tube tracks and in the middle of busy roads.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Millions of drivers benefit as Transport Secretary opens �61 million A1 upgradeTransport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin officially opened a new £61 million road scheme near Gateshead today (7 July 2016). The new scheme will help tackle congestion and increase road capacity in the area, benefiting the 116,000 drivers that use the A1 every day. It is part of the government’s £15 billion roads investment strategy, which is transforming the road network and improving connections between cities. The Highways England scheme covers a 4 mile stretch of the A1 from Coal House (junction 67) to Metro Centre (junction 71) and drivers are now able to use an extra lane...