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Driverless cars could be tested on new roads, Ken Skates says
Driverless vehicles on Wales' streets could cut the number of car owners, an expert predicts.
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The airline will bid farewell to operations manager who had ultimate responsibility for pilot rosters
Self-driving trains will run every 2˝ minutes on main lines [Subscription]
Self-driving trains will operate on the mainline rail network for the first time under plans to increase the number of services at packed city centre stations massively.
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The trade dispute threatening 4,200 jobs in Belfast intensified last night as the US government hit Bombardier with a new punitive tariff.
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BBC News
- Driverless cars: 'Removing humans' from delivery servicesDriverless cars could soon be able to deliver parcels to peopleâs homes, says William Sachiti, founder of a robotics company.
- Driverless cars could be tested on new roads, Ken Skates saysDriverless vehicles on Wales' streets could cut the number of car owners, an expert predicts.
- Married Lancashire police officers sold road crash dataNigel Mungur is jailed for five years, while his wife Nicola receives a conditional discharge.
- University of Cambridge solar car crashes before raceThe University of Cambridge team's solar-powered Mirage car rolled and crashed during testing.
The Telegraph
Times Online
- Uber can use Apple app to record customers screens [Subscription]Apple has given Uber unprecedented and disturbing privileges that would enable the company to record customers phone screens and access their data without their knowledge, experts have warned.
Mail Online
- George Osborne almost robbed by teen London moped gang George Osborne (left), 46, escaped being robbed by a notorious teenage moped gang outside the BBC's Broadcasting House. Claude Parkinson (right), 18, and two others were convicted.
- Police spotted chasing motorbike thieves through London The dramatic photos, taken in Notting Hill this afternoon, show officers in their vehicle pursuing the thief who had stolen a silver Suzuki motorbike by cutting off its disc brake with an angle grinder.
- Father faces court after not paying free car park's fine A driver faces court after refusing to pay a fine imposed by a south London car park when he accidentally hit zero instead of the letter O on the parking machine.
- Car sales down by a fifth as drivers shun diesels Just over 426,000 new cars were registered in September, down 9.3 per cent on the same month last year, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
Birmingham Mail
- More than 1,800 people sign petition against car parking charges at Cannon Hill Park Petition organiser seeks compromise over car parking charges
- Bad parking is blocking a FIFTH of Birmingham's parking spacesResearch shows THOUSANDS more parking spaces could be freed up if cars were parked properly
Birmingham Post
- A raft of new speed cameras coming to the West Midlands Dudley, Walsall, Sandwell and Wolverhampton could be set for cameras
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Welsh Ambulance Service to add 90 new vehicles to its fleetFive new specialist Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) vehicles are also included as part of a new investment package
- Coach driver filmed 'doing paperwork' on mobile phone while driving passengers at over 60mph Horrified passengers filmed driver Sean Davies using his phone, taking his eyes off the rain-soaked road for periods
Northern Echo
- Drivers warned to expect serious delays in Durham today as gas repair works take placeDRIVERS are being warned to expect serious delays today during emergency gas repair work on one of the regionâs busiest roads.
- Solar car team sets out on 3,000km drive across AustraliaA TEAM of students are setting off on a 3,000km drive across Australia in a solar powered car.
Wales Online
- The closest ambulance to a road crash was '30 minutes away', because it's claimed some vehicles have no-one to drive them A paramedic has claimed vacant shifts are not being filled
Bucks Free Press
- Access to hospital 'maintained at all times' as next phase of roadworks get underway Access to Wycombe Hospital will be âmaintained at all timesâ when work on the latest phase of the town centre masterplan gets underway this month, the county council has reassured residents.
Other Regional Press
- New 20mph speed limit in city centre can't be enforced, say police PLANS to extend a 20mph zone and reduce parking spaces in Woodstock Road are set to be approved despite an Oxford college's fear it could cause an accident.
- Weekend advice on hospital transport service in BedsThe clinical commissioning groups in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Luton, together with the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST), have continued to make good progress to put in place a reliable transport service for patients that use the service.
- This sinkhole's been here four months - why aren't council looking into it? Anger in Slaithwaite over 'forgotten' hole in the road
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