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Thursday, 28 May 2020

Financial Times

• Amazon/driverless cars: gadZoox Ecommerce company reportedly interested in autonomous vehicle start-up
• Uber scraps thousands of electric bikes after Lime dealEnvironmental fallout as start-up focuses on areas where it can operate profitably

Times Online

• Autonomous taxis pick up Amazon [subscription]Amazon is close to making its most significant foray into self-driving cars with the purchase of an autonomous taxi start-up.

Birmingham Post

• £3.8m transport boost for Derbyshire town’s regeneration plansNew link road will form critical part of Chesterfield’s Station Masterplan

Other Regional Press

• Parking charges set to return to Huddersfield town centreThe council car parks will have charges enforced within the next two weeks

Other News Sources

• McLaren to cut 1,200 jobs due to coronavirus pandemic and Formula One budget cap The Woking-based luxury supercar company said it has been "severely affected" by the current pandemic