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Friday, 18 September 2020

The Guardian

• Tesla driver found asleep at wheel of self-driving car doing 150km/hMan charged after car discovered speeding on Alberta highwayPolice say ‘both front seats [were] completely reclined’Police in Canada have charged a man with speeding and dangerous driving after he was found asleep at the wheel of his self-driving car as it travelled at 150km/h down a highway in the province of Alberta. Related: Elon Musk becomes world's fourth richest man on Tesla boom Continue reading...

Times Online

• Uber gives police private data on drivers and passengers [subscription]Uber has won support from police to keep its licence because it hands over thousands of pieces of intelligence on drivers, passengers and journeys each year, The Times has learnt.
• Reinventing the wheel: tyre technology cuts pollution [subscription]Deadly particles produced by vehicle tyres will be trapped by a new device that could help to cut levels of roadside pollution.

Other Regional Press

• Dorset Police caught over 200 speeders in One Week One Road campaign A MERCEDES filled with five young women speeding at 98mph was among more than 200 vehicles caught over the limit on Dorset's busy A35 in one day as part of a huge police operation aimed at slashing road fatalities.