Self-driving taxis will start to carry paying passengers on UK roads this summer, a company developing the technology said.Wayve confirmed its robotaxi system is “ready to go” as Uber prepares for deployment in London.Uber passengers will be offered self-driving vehicles at the same price as its conventional minicabs. From Monday, the ride-hailing app began allowing users to express interest in being among the first to try the new service. Self-driving vehicles will be available on Uber’s X, Comfort and Electric journeys. The human supervisor behind the wheel of a Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV did not need to intervene during a 15-minute demonstration journey from the company’s north London headquarters on Friday. The car reacted sensibly to hazards such as pedestrians crossing the road and overtaking vehicles travelling towards it, and when the road was clear it went up to but not beyond the 20mph speed limit. Do you think that self-driving is a security risk to pedestrians ?
