Waymo plans to introduce a fully driverless robotaxi service in London starting 2026, marking its first international expansion. The UK government will pilot driverless ridehail services in spring 2026, with full rollout expected after the Automated Vehicles Act takes effect in late 2027. Supervised taxis will start data collection soon
Waymo’s Robotaxi. PIC COURTESY/Waymo
London’s iconic black cabs could soon face a new rival: Waymo. The company said it intends to launch a fully driverless robotaxi service in London, starting in 2026 — marking its first effort to expand internationally.
The UK currently doesn’t have any fully driverless vehicles on the road. The government has said it will start piloting fully driverless ridehail services in spring 2026, though a fuller rollout of self-driving taxis won’t come until the Automated Vehicles Act of 2024 fully takes effect in late 2027.
Waymo says it will start deploying supervised robotaxis, with safety drivers behind the wheel, for data collection in London in the next few weeks. When it launches its commercial service next year, its fully driverless robotaxis will be available through Waymo’s own ridehail app.
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