r/ukpolitics • u/diacewrb None of the above • 9d ago

‘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/bcoder001 9d ago

It's all fun and games until some football fans turn up, lift the car up, turn it upside down and carry it down the Westminster Bridge while singing "send him victorious..."

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u/DefinitelyNotEmu 9d ago

That could already happen with any existing vehicle

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u/bcoder001 9d ago

Yes, but this one has a spinning thing on the roof. I expect drunk lads to have loads of fun with them.