Posted Aug 5, 2026 at 9:23 AM UTCRUber and Wayve secure robotaxi licenses in London.A supervisor still needs to be aboard each vehicle ready to intervene if needed, but it’s a step closer to fully driverless operations and puts Uber ahead of competition from Waymo and Baidu. Uber said more than 100,000 Londoners have signed up for the chance to be first riders starting “later this summer,” after its interest list opened in June.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Robert Hart
Uber and Wayve secure robotaxi licenses in London.
A supervisor still needs to be aboard each vehicle ready to intervene if needed, but it’s a step closer to fully driverless operations and puts Uber ahead of competition from Waymo and Baidu. Uber said more than 100,000 Londoners have signed up for the chance to be first riders starting “later this summer,” after its interest list opened in June.
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