Uber will try Robotaxis – self -governing cars with no human safety driver on the wheel – in London next spring.
The application of horseback riding will work with the UK’s AI (AI) company, which has been tested in the city streets with human supervision, in line with the current legislation.
This announcement comes after the UK government changed its bases on driver without driver again.
It was originally possible that technology came to British roads in 2026, then the date was changed to the second half of 2027.
But she now says that she provides a fast framework for small “buses and cars” independent to make them an early ongoing.
It is not yet clear whether the vehicles in the Uber experience will be available to customers to use – the company says it is still working on details.
He previously said that he intends to add it as a regular option through the UK application as soon as legislation allows.
The Ministry of Transport says that the industry can create 38,000 jobs and add 42 billion pounds to the British economy by 2035.
But in his talk to the BBC last month, the National Secretary of Gmb andy Prendergast said that the “important social effects” that cars and taxis can have – including unemployment – must be considered completely.
Uber launched the Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas in March, and said that its vehicles without a driver could work for 20 hours a day, seven days a week.
Customers there can be a choice if a roboty will be taken if there is one available, with no difference in the fare. Tesla plans to launch a competing service in the same city in June.
The cars without a driver completely carried out millions of miles on public roads in other countries as well, including China, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore, but whether they are more or less safe than those driven by man, are still under investigation.
Several studies indicate that automatic vehicles are less likely to accidents than human drivers, based on US data.
But there have been a number of accidents that involve a robot in the countries where they work, from road accidents to passengers.
One service was canceled in San Francisco after a series of defects.
In May, I installed a car with an independent Wayve group across the center of London. We had a human safety driver on the wheel, but he did not have to use controls once during a 30 -minute trip.
The car dealt with every potential danger that appeared in the crowded streets including crowding, temporary traffic light, cyclists, and at some point, one of the infantry uses crutches in the middle of the road.
Ford Mach-E with sensors and radar, and a system that works with the same Amnesty International that controls the car’s actual time.
If anything is more careful than a human driver, making a calm trip reassuring.
