Key Highlights
- Tech companies including U. S.
- company Waymo and China's Baidu also plan to take part in the pilot program, making London the latest arena in the global robotaxi competition.
- While self-driving cabs aren’t new, London’s ancient road layout and busy streetscapes could pose special challenges for the technology.
- There's also skepticism from London’s famed black cab drivers, who must pass a grueling training course known as “The Knowledge,” which requires memorizing hundreds of routes and takes years to complete.
- They've previously opposed technology that's disrupted their industry, and protested the arrival of Uber.
