Transportinfo.org.uk - today's transport news in the uk, hand picked for you each morning

Wednesday, 21 September 2016

BBC News

• US releases highway code for robot carsDriverless car makers in the US have been asked to sign up to a 15-point plan that aims to make the vehicles safe to use on public roads.
• London's optical illusion speed bumpsSpeed bumps have been painted on a London road as part of a pilot scheme to deter drivers from exceeding 20mph.
• Tesla updates software after car hackTesla updates its software after Chinese researchers hack into its electric cars and take control.

Financial Times

• Cautious welcome for self-drive guidelinesUS government move is a big step for technology hampered by patchwork regulation

The Guardian

• Work begins on Calais wall to stop refugees trying to board lorries to UKCharities say 4-metre-high wall, funded by UK government, will endanger lives as desperate people take bigger risks
• Our roads are choked. We’re on the verge of carmageddonCar use takes a huge toll on our health and on the planet. We need to kick our addiction to driving

Times Online

• Transport chiefs take on RTE over revamp plan [subscription]Plans by RTE to build a new traffic entrance to its Montrose headquarters will cause severe congestion and delays, it has been claimed.

Birmingham Post

• �83m bid to tackle one of Birmingham's most congested roundaboutsIt is a major bottleneck in the city’s road network, handling a whopping 56,000 vehicles a day

Peterborough Telegraph

• Full steam ahead for A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon major improvement scheme: come and find out moreWith just weeks to go until main construction gets underway on Highways England’s £1.5bn upgrade for the A14, drivers, residents and businesses are being invited to find out more about what the improvements will mean for them.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Tougher mobile phone use penalties on the way for driversThe government is seeking to improve road safety standards by introducing harsher penalties for drivers caught using their mobile phones behind the wheel. Under the new plans, those found guilty of driving while using a mobile phone will be handed a six-point penalty instead of the current three points, while the on-the-spot financial penalty will also be doubled from �100 to �200. This means that newly-qualified drivers - who have a six-point limit for their first two years on the road - will be at risk of losing their licence immediately if they are caught, forcing them to have to resit thei...

Other News Sources

• Tesla is building the world's largest energy storage system Electric car and energy storage company Tesla has won the contract to design and build the largest lithium-ion battery in the world, as part of an energy storage upgrade for the US city of Los Angeles.
• Full steam ahead for A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme: come and find out more With weeks to go until main construction gets underway on Highways England’s £1.5bn upgrade for the A14, drivers, residents and businesses are being invited to find out more about what the improvements will mean for them.