BREAKING: UBER AND WAYVE LAUNCH AUTONOMOUS RIDES IN LONDON What happened: Uber and British AI company Wayve launched autonomous rides in London on September 3, making London the second European city after Zagreb where Uber offers robotaxi service. Fewer than 20 Wayve powered Ford Mustang Mach E vehicles are available initially, and licensed safety operators remain onboard while full driverless authorization is still pending. Reuters and The Verge independently confirmed the launch. Why it matters: This is one of the clearest signs yet that the robotaxi race is moving beyond the United States and China. Wayve’s approach relies on end to end embodied AI designed to generalize across roads and cities without traditional HD maps, which could make international deployment faster if the system performs reliably. London now becomes a major proving ground for whether that model can scale in one of the world’s most complex urban driving environments. #AutonomousVehicles #Wayve #Robotaxi #A...