Uber tells London to get ready for robotaxis

Uber is getting ready to put robotaxis on London’s streets, opening an interest list for riders who want to be among the first to hail one of Wayve’s autonomous vehicles when the service goes live later this year. The rollout would be a milestone in one of Uber’s biggest markets and an early test of whether there’s appetite for driverless ridehailing beyond the US and China, where robotaxis are already carrying passengers.

The company is asking Londoners to show their interest in being among the first public passengers in its co-branded Uber x Wayve driverless cars. In the Uber app settings, customers can sign up by selecting “join interest …

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