Self-driving
Robotaxis and driverless cars, from Waymo’s global expansion to the trials, protests and rules shaping autonomous driving on Britain’s roads.
Waymo picks Toyota to build its next robotaxi, with the UK in line after Japan
Toyota will fit Waymo's self-driving hardware to its bZ4X at a Japanese plant. Testing starts in Japan in 2027, and the companies say the UK follows in the years after.
Tesla's Cybercab heads for Dallas, but Tesla has gone quiet on paid rides
Tesla says its two-seat robotaxi will reach Dallas next month and more US cities by the end of the year. At the same time it has stopped showing how many paid miles its robotaxis cover, and US safety regulators are still investigating the car.
Self-driving cars in the UK: when can you ride in one? The Automated Vehicles Act explained
Londoners can already hail a Wayve car through Uber, but with a safety driver at the wheel. What the law says, who is liable, and when fully driverless rides might arrive.
Madrid becomes Europe's robotaxi battleground as Bolt picks NVIDIA to drive 25,000 cars
Bolt will start testing driverless Lucid cars in Madrid in 2027 using NVIDIA's software, a day after Waymo said it was coming too. Europe's carmakers are lining up behind the same platform.
London's robotaxis meet their first organised resistance
Taxi and private hire drivers protested outside Wayve's King's Cross office, calling for driverless trials in the capital to stop. Here's what they want, and what TfL can actually do.
Waymo heads to Toronto: who's winning the global robotaxi race?
Canada's biggest city will be Waymo's first Canadian market, with riders promised in 2028. Here's how it fits a wider international push that includes London.