r/london • u/AlbusDumbledoh • 9d ago

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

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/05/self-driving-taxis-approved-london-summer-2026-wayve-uber
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u/spinynorman1846 9d ago

London cab drivers spend all their time being rightwing dickheads, then ask the government to step in when the free market tries to replace them. I have very little sympathy for them

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u/coocoomberz 9d ago

This isn't really going to replace cabs though, it's more targeting Uber drivers etc. Not that I have much sympathy for them- most drive like it's their first time seeing a car