‘We should all be worried’: calls grow to limit London rollout of robotaxis

Wayve robotaxis leave the depot on the day the company launched autonomous passenger rides in London via Uber last month. Photograph: Corey Rudy/Reuters

For passengers in Britain who want to try the latest ride, robotaxis are eagerly awaited: more than 100,000 are on Uber’s waitlist in London after the first UK services started in September.

Others view them with trepidation. “I think we should all be worried,” said Florentina Ghiuzan, an Uber driver from Essex. “I was shocked TfL approved it so soon. I knew change would come. But I thought it would come with a solution for us.”