Uber beats Waymo as first to launch robotaxis in London

Uber is joining forces with two companies, China's Pony AI and Croatia's Verne, to launch what it claims will be Europe's first commercially available robotaxi service. The

Waymo now operates commercial robotaxi services in 11 cities, with various methods to hail.

Waymo to begin passenger rides in its new Ojai robotaxi

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The launch of the Ojai minivan robotaxi comes after years of development and testing, but arrives amid a challenging time for Waymo.

Waymo's commercial service will eventually follow testing if the UK government approves.

Uber is putting its own autonomous vehicles back on the road as part of its new AV Lab project to collect data for its dozens of robotaxi partners. The cars will be fitted with

This will be the second market to have an Uber robotaxi service outfitted with Lucid EVs equipped with a self-driving system from Nuro.