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The company currently serves Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco with its autonomous fleet.
The expansion comes as regulatory frameworks, technical challenges and public perception continue to shape the trajectory of self-driving technology.
Industry observers note that the success of the London deployment could determine the pace of further European expansion and influence regulatory approaches across the continent.
The capital’ s dense urban environment and complex traffic patterns will provide a rigorous test of Waymo’ s autonomous systems beyond the primarily grid-based American cities where it currently operates.
“ Waymo is making roads safer and transportation more accessible where we operate,” says the firm’ s CEO, Tekedra Mawakana.
“ 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.”
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