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Wednesday, 04 November 2020

Daily Post (North Wales)

• A55 to get 5G coverage in the 'Connected Corridor' projectThe project is part of the North Wales Growth Deal and would also see train passengers get 5G

Wales Online

• UK drivers want to see speed limit increasedCould the UK get a German-style limitless motorway?

C.N.N.

• Waymo pulls self-driving cars in San Francisco as cities nationwide brace for unrestWaymo, the self-driving company of Google's parent company Alphabet, has suspended its self-driving operations in San Francisco as businesses and cities brace for potential unrest following the presidential election.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• £49 million uplift drives automotive industry towards green futureRetro electric motorcycles and high-power batteries to help electric vehicles travel longer distances are just 2 of the concepts receiving a share of £49 million government funding – supporting the automotive sector’s quest to go green and creating thousands of new jobs in the process. 31 projects are receiving a portion of £10 million from the government’s Automotive Transformation Fund, to support to development of low carbon emission technologies for vehicles, such as state-of-the-art motors and high-performing batteries for electric vehicles. One winning proj...