Wayve Uber wins first minicab licence for autonomous cabs from TfL but vehicles will have a safety driver (at first)
The taxi app company Uber and the autonomous technology developer Wayve have been granted the first minicab licences in London, allowing them to offer self-driving taxi rides to paying customers – but with a human safety driver in place, for now.
The companies said they would start trips in the UK “later this summer” before the full public launch.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/05/self-driving-taxis-approved-london-summer-2026-wayve-uber
Author : Jasper Jolly
Publish date : 2026-08-05 12:45:00
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