Fully self-driving taxis from US firm Waymo will take to UK roads next year as part of a new government-backed pilot scheme that aims to accelerate the launch of driverless tech in the country.
The ride-hailing service will begin in London and use a fleet of specially adapted Jaguar I-Pace SUVs. Waymo already runs driverless taxi schemes in six US states and has recently expanded into Japan, with its cars having driven more than 100 million miles.
Today’s announcement follows the confirmation in June that taxi firm Uber will also begin driverless trials next spring, working with mapping service Wayve.
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