Uber and autonomous driving technology developer Wayve have received…
Uber and autonomous driving technology developer Wayve have received the first license to launch driverless taxis in London.
Consensus
- Uber and Wayve received permission from TfL to operate driverless taxis in London.
- The vehicles will initially have a safety operator present in the car.
- The taxis are based on Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles equipped with Wayve's AI software and sensors.
- TfL confirmed the safety level of the autonomous vehicles.
- Over 100,000 people in London have expressed interest in using the service.
- The service is expected to launch later this summer.
Points of divergence
- Uber received 15 licenses for the Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles from TfL. — kommersant
- Full autonomy requires additional approval from the DVSA. — kommersant
- Waymo is a major competitor in London, planning commercial launches by year-end with Moove. — kommersant
- Baidu and Lyft began testing autonomous taxis in July. — kommersant
- Baidu started testing robotaxis in London with Freenow, a competitor of Uber. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Uber and Wayve received license to launch autonomous taxis in London — Коммерсантъ
- Uber and Wayve received permission to launch robotaxis in London — Интерфакс