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Wednesday, 06 December 2017

BBC News

• Nissan to trial robo-taxis in JapanSelf-drive taxis will be tested in Japan next spring and could be on the roads by early 2020s.
• Electric black cabs hit London's roadsThe new cab costs £55,599 up from £45,000 for the newest petrol equivalent.

Financial Times

• Lyft raises target for latest funding round to $1.5bn

Times Online

• Leeds rules out diesel charge to spare low-income families [Subscription]Diesel car and van drivers will escape any charges in Leeds after the city council ruled out targeting them in a clean air zone that will instead penalise older buses, lorries and taxis.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• YEP Says: Charges are start of clean air in Leeds Plans to charge high-emission buses, taxis and HGVs for coming into the city centre are the first step towards a Clean Air Zone but we have to be careful who will pick up the tab.
• Fears raised for taxi drivers’ jobs if Leeds Clean Air Zone £12.50 daily charge introducedFEARS have been raised that taxi drivers’ jobs could be under threat if Leeds City Council’s proposals to introduce a Clean Air Zone in the city come to fruition.

Other Regional Press

• Inquiry into £1.1 billion M4 relief road to resume today THE public inquiry into the proposed £1.1 billion M4 relief road around Newport has resumed today.
• Almost 1,000 readers vote on Oxford city centre car ban... and it's closeALMOST 1,000 readers voted on plans to ban petrol and diesel cars from Oxford City Centre and opinion was split down the middle.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Eddie Stobart is the 100th Northern Powerhouse partner Eddie Stobart has announced it is the 100th partner of the Northern Powerhouse, a campaign to boost the local economy through investment in skills, innovation, transport and culture. To celebrate the partnership, Eddie Stobart welcomed the Minister for the Northern Powerhouse, Jake Berry, to its headquarters in Appleton, Warrington, where a new co-branded trailer was unveiled. As part of the Minister’s visit, he was taken on a tour of Eddie Stobart’s facilities, including the Training Academy. The Minister also met with two of the company’s apprentices to hear about their ro...