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Uber and Wayve begin London's first public robotaxi service, with safety drivers onboard

September 3, 2026 at 03:21 EDT

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Uber and British AI company Wayve have started offering supervised autonomous rides through the Uber app in London, the first public robotaxi service in the United Kingdom.

September 3, 2026 · Uber / Wayve

London's first public robotaxis are live

Supervised Ford Mustang Mach-E rides running Wayve's AI Driver can now be matched in the Uber app. A TfL-licensed safety driver stays in the front seat, and fully driverless approval is still pending.

Uber markets for Wayve vehicles

London is carrying public riders now. Twelve markets are planned in total.

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London

Planned
Uber markets

Licensed vehicles, versus 100,000+ private-hire cars in London

140K

London riders who opted in for a Wayve match

Extra fare versus a standard UberX, Electric, or Comfort trip

Languages on the in-car screen designed by Uber

How a Wayve ride is offered

Request UberX, Comfort, or Electric

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A nearby Wayve car may be matched

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Accept the AV or switch to a regular Uber

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Ride with a safety driver; airports excluded

What launched

First public UK robotaxi hailing, at the same fare, with no geofence and a mapless AI trained on London streets since 2018.

What has not

Only 15 cars are licensed, a human must still take over, unsupervised approval is unlikely in 2026, and unions warn of job disruption.

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