It's the kind of bold thinking most recently synonymous with the internet boom of the mid to late 1990s and the excitement connected to ideas of a new network society, so it's no surprise that reaction from car manufacturers has been cautious.

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There was instant, furious reaction, and this and a number of other shouting matches filled the social network with bile for some hours.

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TravelWatch SouthWest said the call was a reaction to the flooding which resulted in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset being cut off from London and the wider rail network for several days.

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