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Friday, 27 September 2019

BBC News

• Pokemon Go-style road safety app developed by Welsh unisPrimary school pupils can learn how to cross the road through the virtual reality game.

The Guardian

• Uber to merge ride-hailing and food-delivery apps in major overhaulCompany to offer information on public transport and other travel options in quest to build ‘operating system for everyday life’Uber has announced a slew of updates to its app – including consolidating its food delivery and ride-hailing services, and a new feature highlighting local public transportation options – in a bid to create “an operating system for everyday lifeâ€�. Uber announced the more than 25 changes to its platform at a launch event in San Francisco on Thursday. Among the tech company’s most significant moves will be merging its ride-hailing app and food-delivery app Uber Eats, a...
• Cardiff council backs plan to give new streets Welsh namesCouncil leaders say move will increase status and use of language in cityLanguage campaigners have welcomed a decision by council leaders in Cardiff to support a plan to give Welsh-only names to new streets in the capital.Cardiff council’s cabinet is hoping the move will eventually mean there are as many Welsh street names as English ones in the city and bolster the language. Continue reading...

Times Online

• 900 killed as hard shoulders vanish from motorways [subscription]The number of people killed or seriously injured on motorways is at its highest level this decade, prompting further concern over the programme to remove hard shoulders. Across Britain, 910 people died on motorways last year, Department for Transport figures show.

Birmingham Post

• Jaguar Land Rover opens huge new Midland facilityThe new Advanced Product Creation Centre has been built in Warwickshire

Daily Post (North Wales)

• On-call taxis could replace buses in rural areasCouncil looking at ways to make public transport more cost effective and better for the environment

Other Regional Press

• Jaguar Land Rover unveils huge new investment in the MidlandsThe new facility is located on the Coventry car maker's Gaydon site