‘We should all be worried’: calls grow to limit London rollout of robotaxis
Waymo-backed autonomous vehicle company Wayve has begun robotaxi operations in London through Uber, drawing over 100,000 riders to its waitlist while prompting protests, driver concerns about job loss, and calls from city politicians to give Transport for London greater licensing authority over the services.
Why this matters: This is not an abstract future-of-work story. Drivers are already feeling it. Florentina Ghiuzan is not a hypothetical affected worker — she is one, and her point is sharp: change arrived without a plan for the people it displaces. The governance side matters too. London's politicians want TfL to have real licensing power over these services. Right now, that accountability gap is the actual problem. Who approved this, on what timeline, and who answers when something goes wrong — for a passenger, a pedestrian, or a driver who just lost their income.
Who should care: General readers · AI governance · Policy
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