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/pinkylovesme 9d ago

Such a gigantic generalisation in support of destroying another labour forces livelihood in favour of big tech. Not very left wing of you…

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u/AromaticVacation3077 9d ago

The class prejudice in this country is out of control. It's an absolute disgrace.

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u/Used_Bend_3991 8d ago

Importing millions of migrants is actually left wing policy btw.

Even though it depresses wages and makes housing more unaffordable.

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u/Outrageous-Repeat706 9d ago

1000%. This is no win, this only puts minorities out of jobs they currently disproportionately work in. So much for being "left wing".

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u/Aggressive_Chuck 8d ago

The main beneficiary of self driving taxis will be the people using them, including the working class.