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Thursday, 24 May 2018

BBC News

• Jaguar Land Rover profits fall as sales slowThe UK's biggest car maker reports a drop in profits after slowing sales growth and more business investment.
• Uber ends Arizona driverless car programmeUber pulls out of the state two months after a fatal accident involving one of its autonomous cars.
• Trump administration launches vehicle import probeThe investigation will see if vehicle imports threaten national security, which could lead to tariffs.

The Telegraph

• Hamburg becomes first German city to ban older diesel vehiclesThe city of Hamburg is to ban older diesel cars from two of its busiest streets next week as it seeks to get rising air pollution under control.

City AM

• Uber to offer drivers medical cover and maternity pay as it gears up for decision day on its future in LondonUber is introducing a number of protections for its European drivers including sickness, and maternity and paternity payments, as it gears up for a crunch decision on its future in London.
• Jaguar Land Rover counts the cost of plummeting UK and European demandJaguar Land Rover’s annual earnings fell by a third as Britain’s biggest carmaker counted the cost of plummeting diesel demand in UK and Europe.

Mail Online

• Hamburg bans diesel cars from two main roads Hamburg's local government said the ban, starting May 31, applied to diesel models that did not meet the latest Euro-6 emissions standards with fines of €25 for cars and €75 for trucks.

The York Press

• £30k for York tech trial which could help drivers avoid red lights A YORK road will be used to test ground-breaking new technology which would tell drivers how to avoid red lights.

Other News Sources

• ‘World’s largest’ EV charging network for UKPivot Power aims to have operational batteries at 10 sites within 18 months