Big news for Londoners as Waymo is bringing driverless taxis to the city next year

Waymo has made a big announcement with its partner Moove to expand into the UK capital, London, next year. For those that don’t know, Waymo is a business owned by Alphabet (Google’s parent company) that has been making driverless cars for years. Due to all the regulatory hurdles globally, it has taken time for its vehicles to be allowed onto roads.

With the expansion into London, Moove and Waymo will work together to lay the groundwork for Waymo’s autonomous ride-hailing service in London. This strategic partnership will “continue to shape the future of mobility” and ensure safe, efficient, and sustainable fully autonomous ride-hailing.

"We're excited by a future where Waymo's safe and reliable autonomous technology is available in London, transforming how the capital moves," said Ladi Delano, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Moove. "This partnership represents a major step forward for urban mobility, bringing world-class innovation to one of the world's greatest cities."

“We’re thrilled to bring the reliability, safety and magic of Waymo to Londoners,” said Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana. “Waymo is making roads safer and transportation more accessible where we operate. We’ve demonstrated how to responsibly scale fully autonomous ride-hailing, and we can’t wait to expand the benefits of our technology to the United Kingdom.”

Waymo’s expansion to London will give people a new option on top of the extensive network of buses, tubes, bikes, and pedestrian options. To hail a ride, users will need to install the Waymo app and summon a vehicle.

Waymo’s launch in the UK has been hailed by road safety and blind and partially sighted people advocates. Those who care for road safety noted that the lack of human drivers has the potential to improve safety. At the same time, an advocate for the blind said that the vehicles would enable independent mobility options.

Source: Waymo and Moove

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Posted Thursday 16 October 2025 at 3:30 am AEST (my time).

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