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Uber and Wayve to Launch London’s First AI Robotaxis

Not a pilot. Uber and Wayve just deployed AI robotaxis across London—and Tokyo is next.

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A major ride-hailing operator is moving autonomous vehicle AI from testing to production at scale. This signals that vision-based autonomous driving has crossed the deployment threshold, with real commercial revenue implications for both companies and the broader autonomous vehicle industry.

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  1. Uber and Wayve launching London robotaxi service

  2. Expansion to Tokyo announced

  3. Production deployment (not pilot stage)

  4. Vision-based AI driving system at scale

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Publisher excerpt: The companies are also expanding into other major cities, including Tokyo.
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