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A parkway station should be part of changing the regional make-up of rail transportation in Swansea Bay
Wednesday, 06 February 2019
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- Driverless cars to be on Britain's roads by the end of the year, government reveals [Subscription]ully driverless cars are expected to be on Britain's roads by the end of the year, it has been revealed, as the government plans to scrap the requirement for a dedicated safety driver.
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- Wake up to damage caused by dirty air, doctors warn parents [subscription]Mike Penrose, executive director of Unicef UK, said: “Children have a fundamental right to grow up in a clean and safe environment that gives them the best possible start in life. The persistent, illegal breaches of air pollution limits across the UK are an unacceptable violation of this.”
- Online shopping drives up transport emissions [subscription]The boom in online shopping has helped to make transport the sector with the highest greenhouse gas emissions.
- Driverless cars on UK roads by end of the year [subscription]Ministers plan full trials with no human control. Fully driverless cars are expected to take to Britain’s roads by the end of the year under government plans to scrap the requirement for a dedicated safety driver.
City AM
- Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance considering self-driving tie-up with Google's WaymoA trio of major vehicle manufacturers is said to be in advanced talks with Google's autonomous driving unit Waymo on utilising the division's tech for transport services.
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- More trains, more buses: How to send UK transport emissions into reverse gear When it comes to transport, the UK's emissions reduction journey is going backwards - but campaigners believe a massive expansion of rail and bus travel could help solve the problem
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