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Sunday 06 September 2015 11:18 pmBritish shopper loads could lighten in race to roll out driverless vehiclesBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleBRITISH shoppers and businesses could save a fortune if haulage companies start using driverless technology, a new report has revealed.The study found that the advent of automated, drive stanley cup rless vehicles in the courier and haulage sectors could deliver nearly pound;34bn in savings in a decade, significantly lightening the load for companies if those savings are passed on to consum polene italy ers.Research by AXA UK found that lower labour costs, insurance and efficient fuel consumption from using automated trucks could even save companies pound;47.5bn after a decade.Driverless technology has seen investment from major manufacturers recently. On Saturday, Toyota announced plans to invest $50m pound;32.3m with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to gain an edge in the race to phase out human drivers.THE ROAD TO DRIVERLESS CARSbull; Google started building 100 autoshy;mated cars in January with plans to test them early next year, while in May US motor manufacturer Daimler was first to be granted a licence to test driverless trucks. bull; Uber recently announced a collaboration w stanley cup ith the University of Arizona to produce an automated mapping system for its own taxis.Share this articleFacebookXLinkedInWhatsAppEmailS Gmqm Egypt creates pound;500m compensation fund
Wednesday 14 August 2013 8:52 pmRentokilrsquo growth impresses despite disposal chargeBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleRENTOKIL boss Alan Brown impressed investors with his final stanley cup set of results yesterday, which sent shares in the pest-killer up more than six per cent.The FTSE 250 firm said half-year revenues rose 3. polene cyme 7 per cent at constant currency to pound;1.17bn, while adjusted pre-tax profit was up 1.8 per cent at pound;87.66m.A pound;39m hit from the disposal of loss-making courier City Link, sold for pound;1 to Better Capital in April, meant overall profit fell 19.5 per cent to pound;51.9m.Brown, who steps down as chief executive on 1 October, said the firm has done a lot of work [on consolidation] over the last four to five years thatrsquo starting to come through.He expects the firm to continue expanding in new markets and simplifying its structure. He has given successor Andy Ransom a list of things that I would do, but itrsquo up to him what to do next.Brown will remain on the board of Intertek as a non-executive and hopes to find an exec role at a different company. I always said that after five or six years, it would be time for me to look for a fresh challenge, he told City A.M. yesterday.Analyst Views: How is Rentokil looking as chief exec Alan Brown hands over the reins to Andy R
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