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‘We don’t tell the car what it should do’: my ride in a self-driving taxi

Driverless ‘robotaxis’ will be accepting fares in Britain’s biggest city by the end of next year. Can they deal with London’s medieval roads, hordes of pedestrians and errant ebikers? I got in the passenger seat to find out

The Guardian - UK

Driverless car firm bags £1.1bn investment ahead of major UK launch

Driverless car firm bags £1.1bn investment ahead of major UK launch

Wayve prepares to roll out commercial robotaxi trials in London later this year

The Independent UK

Would you ride in a driverless taxi? AI-powered robotaxis are being tested in London

Would you ride in a driverless taxi? AI-powered robotaxis are being tested in London

Supporters of the tech argue that autonomous vehicles could help reduce accidents caused by human error, but London’s iconic black cab drivers remain sceptical.

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London black cab drivers react to news robotaxis are set to launch in the city

London is becoming a major test bed for robotaxis - much to the distain of black cabbies

The Independent UK

UK startup Wayve begins testing self-driving tech in Nissan cars on Tokyo’s streets

London-based AI pioneer in talks to receive $500m investment from Nvidia as it funds its expansion in the US, Germany and Japan

The Guardian - UK

Telling Elon Musk 'I told you so' over Tesla's autonomous-driving pivot can wait, says Wayve CEO: 'We're going to stay humble'

The Tesla CEO opted for a rules-based self-driving system before pivoting to Wayve’s AI deep-learning approach.

Battered by tariffs and boycotts, Tesla really needs a successful robotaxi launch—and it needs to be on time

2025 was supposed to be “the biggest year in Tesla history,” but it’s sure not shaking out that way so far.

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AI boss: How autonomous car drove me through London past Big Ben and Trafalgar Square with no hands on wheel

Alex Kendall, co-founder and chief executive of Wayve, told how artificial intelligence is revolutionising driving

Evening Standard

Wayve co-founder Alex Kendall net worth hits £400 million after SoftBank-led funding round

The wealth of the co-founder of Wayve has topped £400 million after the autonomous vehicle start-up secured more than $1 billion in a fresh funding round led by SoftBank.

Evening Standard

Microsoft-backed self-driving car startup Wayve might finally have an answer to the driverless vehicle trust debate

Microsoft-backed self-driving car startup Wayve might finally have an answer to the driverless vehicle trust debate

“It’s mind-blowing what it’s capable of doing.”

A London company has developed a breakthrough in self-driving car tech

A London company has developed a breakthrough in self-driving car tech

The new technology could finally usher in the era of autonomous vehicles in big cities like London

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