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Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Financial Times

• Uber has yet to deal with uncertainty over Kalanick role, says WhitmanHPE head told board that former chief should be kept at arm’s length from operations

The Guardian

• Jet and lorry fuels made from rubbish to receive UK fundingDepartment for Transport offers £22m to projects developing waste-based fuels for vehicles too heavy to use electric powerAirline passengers could fly to their destinations on jets fuelled by industrial waste or the contents of people's dustbins if a government scheme succeeds in creating a new green energy source.

Times Online

• Drones banned from opening of Forth bridge [subscription]Drones have been banned from the opening of the UK’s tallest bridge as experts warned that the security services faced the real threat of a terrorist attack using remote-controlled aircraft.

City AM

• Nissan to bump up Sunderland production by a fifthNissan is set to bump up production at its UK factory by 20 per cent and source more car parts from within the country as it prepares for Brexit.

Wales Online

• Freight will clog up M4 after Severn Tolls are scrapped, experts warn A rail freight terminal built at taxpayer's expense could be left idle

Other Regional Press

• Campus travel plan 'not working' says student village architectThe company behind plans for a new student village near Penryn has said the university travel plan is 'not working' and asked the public's support for more on site parking.

Buying Business Travel

• Technology improves productivity for business travellersThe vast majority of road warriors now rely on their smartphones during trips

Other News Sources

• ‘Malicious hacker could disrupt self-driving lorries’Rod McKenzie, from the Road Haulage Association, and the director of the Transport Research Laboratory, Richard Cuerden, discuss ‘self-driving’ lorries.