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Monday, 12 September 2016

Financial Times

• Tesla revamps autopilot after fatal crashRadar sensors will make it easier to detect metal objects but harder to pick out ‘fluffy’ animals

The Guardian

• The polluting effect of wear and tear in brakes and tyresSome wear-particles from brakes and tyres are small enough to be inhaled, and the increase in wear-particles can outweigh the benefits of improvements in exhaust emissionsOne in six MOT failures is due to brake or tyre problems. These wear as we drive, as does the surface of roads. Most of the wear material ends up as dust at the kerb or gets washed into drains but some wear-particles are small enough to be inhaled, and contribute to our air pollution. These particles are rich in transition metals which add to the toxicity of our urban air.Increasing amounts of wear-particles have been found i...
• Tesla announces update to self-driving system after fatality in MayCEO Elon Musk says new system, which makes greater use of radar, would probably have prevented death of Model S driverTesla Motors chief executive Elon Musk said on Sunday the carmaker was updating its semi-autonomous driving system Autopilot with new limits on hands-off driving that probably would have prevented a fatality in May. Related: Tesla driver killed while using autopilot was watching Harry Potter, witness says Continue reading...

Yorkshire Post

• Julian Sturdy: Surgery needed to start unclogging York’s road arteriesAPPROPRIATE and effective transport infrastructure is a fundamental requirement for the economic growth and success of every village, town and city across the country.