Uber to launch driverless taxis in London next year


The wider rollout will also allow the sale and use of self-driving, private cars. — Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash

LONDON: Ride-hailing firm Uber will launch self-driving taxis in London next year when England trials new driverless services, the firm and the UK government said on Tuesday.

Under the Uber pilot scheme, services will initially have a human in the driver's seat who can take control of the vehicle in an emergency, but the trials will eventually transition to being fully driverless.

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