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‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’
MusicAugust 5, 2026 at 1:45 PMNational

‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’

By Jasper JollyThe Guardian - UK News

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. Continue reading...

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.

Continue reading...

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