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Friday, 25 August 2017

BBC News

• Alan Titchmarsh vows to save Queen's tree in M25 rowThe TV star wants the UK's
• 'Self-driving' lorries to be tested on UK roadsConvoys of partially driverless lorries will be seen on British roads by the end of 2018.

The Guardian

• Semi-automated truck convoys get green light for UK trialsGovernment allocates £8.1m to trials of ‘platooning’ which proponents say could cut congestion and hauliers’ fuel costsThe government has given the go-ahead for the first trials of convoys of semi-automated trucks on UK motorways.Up to three wirelessly connected HGVs will travel in convoy, with acceleration, braking and steering controlled by the lead vehicle, a concept named platooning. Each lorry will have a driver in the cab ready to retake control at any time. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• Fleets of 'driverless' lorries will be trialled on Britain's motorways from next year, Government announces

Times Online

• Driverless lorry convoys to have trials on Britain’s roads next year [Subscription]The first trials of automated lorry convoys on Britain’s roads will take place by the end of next year in a move that road chiefs said could clear the way for driverless cars.

Mail Online

• Driverless trucks will be on English roads next year Self-driving lorries are set to appear on England's motorways from next year. They will be grouped in convoys of three so the back two suffer air less resistance - but the AA has raised concerns.

London Evening Standard

• Self-driving lorries to hit UK roads from next year despite experts' safety fearsSelf-driving lorries will hit motorways across the UK by the end of next year.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Safety improvements expected at A605 after five deaths in three monthsA fifth person has died in three months on the same stretch of road, prompting renewed calls for safety improvements to be made.