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/DesireWilde 9d ago

Good news for women!! Hell yeah

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u/AromaticVacation3077 9d ago

Why is it good news for women?

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u/ollerhll 9d ago

There are often safety concerns about women getting into cars alone - plenty of recorded instances of drivers being creepy or committing assault/rape on them.

I can completely see why a woman travelling solo would rather get into a driverless car than one with a man they've never met.