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End of dynamic smart motorways: ‘Too complicated', says Highways England boss
Six British motorways have already been converted so hard shoulders are used only at busy times. Smart motorways with hard shoulders only used at busy times are "too complicated for people to use" and won't be built in the future, Highway England's boss has said.
Baroness Randerson: We urgently need to reinvigorate our bus network
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Thursday, 24 October 2019
BBC News
- London car scrappage scheme to be extendedThe extended scrappage scheme will be made available to low income households in the capital.
- Tesla shares surge after unexpected profitThe electric carmaker says its plans in China and for its next model are ahead of schedule.
The Guardian
- Tesla rebounds from rocky start to year with surprise profit of $143mResults come after Elon Musk’s electric car company lost $1.1bn during the first half of 2018Tesla rebounded from a rocky start to the year when it reported a surprise third-quarter profit of $143m on Wednesday, sending its stock price soaring more than 17% in after-hours trading.The electric automobile company’s revenues of $6.3bn narrowly missed analyst expectations, but adjusted earnings per share of $1.86 far exceeded expectations that the company would continue losing money. Continue reading...
The Telegraph
- Smart motorways are confusing motorists, Highways England chief admits otorists are confused by some smart motorways, the boss of Highways England has admitted as he revealed that the agency has not investigated the dangers of removing the hard shoulder.
- Driverless cars to carry human passengers on UK roads for first timeriverless cars are set to carry human passengers on Britain’s roads for the first time, a government-backed consortium has announced.
Times Online
- How a cool £286bn will add up to net zeroBritain needs to install 2,300 electric vehicle chargers every day until 2050 in order to hit its climate targets, an analysis has suggested.
Sky News
- End of dynamic smart motorways: ‘Too complicated', says Highways England bossSix British motorways have already been converted so hard shoulders are used only at busy times. Smart motorways with hard shoulders only used at busy times are "too complicated for people to use" and won't be built in the future, Highway England's boss has said.
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