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Wednesday, 30 August 2017

BBC News

• New £1.35bn Queensferry Crossing opens to vehiclesThe bridge will take most of the traffic that currently travels over the 53-year-old Forth Road Bridge.
• Self-driving pizza delivery cars to be tested in the USFord and Domino's to test self-driving cars to deliver pizzas.
• Renault-Nissan to build electric cars in ChinaThe firm announced it will build electric cars in China - the world's biggest electric vehicle market.
• Scooter sharing gets rolling in sweaty SingaporeNew businesses hope scooters will be a popular alternative to walking in Singapore's heat.

Financial Times

• Uber to offer drivers in India free life and accident insuranceRide-hailing company looks to blunt anger over unrealistic earnings
• Uber confirms Dara Khosrowshahi as chief executiveInvestors hope new leader will unify fractured board and set company on fresh course

The Guardian

• Assume self-driving cars are a hacker's dream? Think againAutonomous vehicles have long been seen as a major security issue, but experts say they’re less vulnerable to hacks than human-controlled vehiclesSelf-driving cars feel like they should provide a nice juicy target for hackers.After all, a normal car has a driver with their hands on the wheel and feet on the pedals. Common sense suggeststhis provides a modicum of protection against a car takeover which a self-driving car, or even one with just the sort of assisted driving features already found on the road today, lacks. Continue reading...
• Queensferry Crossing across the Firth of Forth to open to trafficLong-awaited crossing joins Forth road and rail bridges connecting Edinburgh and Fife, with hope of queue-free travel for motorists. Britain's newest road bridge, suspended by 23,000 miles of cables over the Firth of Forth, has opened to traffic.At 1.6 miles (2.7km) in length, the Queensferry Crossing is the longest bridge of its type in the world and, at 210m (689ft) high, Britain's tallest, say its designers.

The Scotsman

• New Forth bridge decision was made after corrosion discoveryWithin hours of The Scotsman making inquiries to the Scottish Executive on Thursday, 10 November 2005 about the state of the Forth Road Bridge’s main support cable, ministers rushed out an announcement that was to lead to the building of the Queensferry Crossing.

Buying Business Travel

• Expedia boss set to take over at UberLong-serving online travel CEO expected to make high-profile switch

Other News Sources

• Four drivers EVERY DAY are being taken off the roads for failing new drug tests Conviction rates for driving while on drugs hit 98%, the same as for drink driving, since new rules were introduced in 2015