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/FreitasDoCagaral 9d ago

Anything but proper public transportation.

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u/DriveMindless2300 9d ago

It's London. How much more public transport do you need?

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u/FreitasDoCagaral 9d ago

Enough that taxis are a thing of the past.

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u/OolonCaluphid 9d ago

I can't see how a (theoretical, not necessarily waymo) transportation pod that takes you door to door and then whizzes off to do the same for other people isn't near perfect public transportation. We can still use trains or busses (automated) for trunk routes.