Lyft bets black cabs and robotaxis can share London’s streets Transport & Infrastructure Lyft is preparing to bring Chinese robotaxis to London and believes autonomous vehicles will grow the capital’s transport market rather than replace its drivers. The Uber rival has claimed the arrival of self-driving vehicles would create a “hybrid network” of robotaxis and human drivers, as the American mobility giant expands its presence across Britain through [...]
How do you teach a robotaxi London? Waymo explains Tech Before Waymo launches a commercial robotaxi service in London, it needs to teach its vehicles more than just how to drive on the left, writes Saskia Koopman. Waymo, the Alphabet-owned autonomous driving company, has spent months testing vehicles across the capital ahead of a planned commercial launch. The robotaxi giant has been testing in London [...]
Wayve: London robotaxis will make passengers forget there’s no driver Tech Wayve believes Londoners will stop noticing they are sitting in driverless cars within minutes of using them, as the British AI startup prepares to launch autonomous vehicles on Uber’s network in the capital. Kaity Fischer, Wayve’s vice president of commercial and operations, said the company expected passengers to move quickly from novelty to habit once [...]
Musk rolls out Cybercab after mixed Tesla results April 24, 2026 Tesla boss Elon Musk has confirmed production of the firm’s long-awaited Cybercab robotaxi has begun, as the car giant doubles down on AI and autonomy following a mixed set of quarterly results. Speaking on Tesla’s first quarter 2026 earnings call, Musk said: “We have just started production of Cybercab.” He also shared a short promotional [...]
Wayve lands AMD, Arm and Qualcomm cash as UK self-driving push gathers pace April 15, 2026 British autonomous driving firm Wayve has secured a further $60m (£44.2m) from chip giants AMD, Arm and Qualcomm Ventures, as it pushes to get its AI driving software into production vehicles. The fresh backing adds more heavyweight silicon names to Wayve’s investor roster and comes just weeks after the London-based company raised $1.2bn at a [...]
Cabbies face robotaxi squeeze as Addison Lee boss warns of ‘predatory pricing’ March 23, 2026 London’s cabbies could be priced out of the market unless regulators step in to curb “predatory pricing” from deep-pocketed tech giants, the boss of Addison Lee has warned. Chief executive Liam Griffin said companies like Waymo, Wayve or Tesla risk undercutting traditional operators by subsidising fares to win market share, echoing concerns from the early [...]
Autonomous vehicle firm Oxa taps BP, Nvidia in $103m funding round March 4, 2026 British autonomous vehicle firm Oxa has raised $103m (£77m) in a fresh funding round after attracting support from the world’s most valuable tech firm, Nvidia. The Oxford-based business, formerly known as Oxbotica, completed the Series D raise with backing from the government’s National Wealth Fund as well as from the venture arm of energy giant [...]
Wayve raises $1.2bn as self-driving firm gears up for robotaxi launch February 25, 2026 British self-driving car company Wayve has raised $1.2bn (£950m), ticking its valuation up to $8.6bn and marking one of the largest capital raises for a UK AI startup. The funding round was led by Eclipse, Balderton and Softbank Vision Fund 2, with new backing from investors like Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Baillie Gifford, the British [...]
Waymo raises $16bn ahead of London launch February 3, 2026 Alphabet-owned Waymo has raised $16bn (£12.6bn), valuing the self driving vehicle company at $126bn, as its London launch edges closer. The investment round, led by Dragoneer, DST Global and Sequoia, comes as the firm steps up preparations for its UK debut, with its cars already spotted testing on the streets of the capital. London is [...]
Waymo accelerates London rollout despite US safety probe January 26, 2026 Waymo is stepping up preparations for its UK rollout after its driverless vehicles were spotted on the streets of London, as the Alphabet-owned firm faces safety scrutiny in the US. The self-driving vehicle firm has confirmed it is testing its robotaxis in the capital ahead of a planned passenger launch this year, marking its second [...]