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Sunday, 24 November 2019

BBC News

• Taxis and buses used to track potholesA device records how the road surface is changing so potholes can be identified and fixed quickly.

Financial Times

• Driverless car groups look past the engineering challengeAs the technology nears deployment, companies are trying to work out how to build a consumer service business

The Guardian

• Britain’s carmakers fear the wheels are coming offNot even the UK’s F1 expertise can persuade Tesla to invest, or boost poor sales figures as Brexit loomsWhat have toothpaste manufacturing and Formula One motor racing got in common?Very little, on the face of it – unless you head to a factory in Maidenhead, which eight years ago was the scene of a case study beloved of manufacturing students (and business writers). Continue reading...
• Elon Musk: 150,000 orders for Tesla cybertruck despite disastrous launchElectric car mogul claims not to have advertised new vehicleMusk’s net worth plunged $768m after window fiasco went viralTesla chief executive Elon Musk said on Saturday there had been about 150,000 orders for the electric carmaker’s cybertruck, which was unveiled in Los Angeles on Thursday. Related: Cybertruck: Tesla unveils new pickup truck but windows break during demo Continue reading...

Times Online

• Uber, led by Dara Khosrowshahi, scrambles to avoid losing London licence [Subscription]Uber’s ability to keep operating in London is on a knife edge as Transport for London (TfL) considers whether to remove its licence over concerns about the identification of drivers.

Daily Express

• Boris pledges to make Britain 'Corbyn neutral' by axing crippling hospital parking feesBORIS JOHNSON is pledging to cancel NHS hospital car parking fees for millions of patients, relatives and staff as he prepares to unveil the Tory election manifesto.

Sky News

• Musk boasts of nearly 150,000 Cybertruck orders despite launch gaffeTesla has received nearly 150,000 orders for its new electric pickup truck - despite its botched launch earlier this week.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• What Caernarfon can expect from new bypass - by the people who've already had it Porthmadog businesses share their experiences ahead of the upcoming Bontnewydd bypass at Caernarfon

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Chaos as drivers face two-hour wait to get out of Newcastle car park, with queues up to 12th floorThere were queues back to the 12th floor of the NCP multi-storey on John Dobson Street on Saturday night

Leeds Live

• Plans for car park outside Kirkgate Market come under fireOpponents claim the plans to accommodate more cars make a mockery of the council’s plans to become carbon-neutral by 2030

Other News Sources

• Dismay at pothole fixing systemA HEREFORD man is calling on Herefordshire Council to resurface some of the city’s most used roads.