Londoners can now hail Wayve autonomous vehicles through Uber

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    "title": "Londoners can now hail Wayve autonomous vehicles through Uber",
    "author": "Cate Lawrence",
    "excerpt": "Uber and Wayve today launched supervised autonomous rides in London, marking the first time autonomous trips are available in the UK. Starting today, Londoners requesting an UberX, Uber Electric, or Uber Comfort may be matched with a Wayve ride at no extra cost, with upfront fares shown in-app. Riders will be able to travel anywhere within London, apart from airports. Initially starting with a small number of vehicles,  riders will have the option to accept or switch to a non-AV ride before the car arrives. Riders who opt for a Wayve ride will travel in an all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicle equipped with the Wayve AI Driver, as well as surround sensors. Riders can unlock the doors and start the trip from their Uber app. The initial launch phase features supervised autonomous rides, meaning a trained and TfL-licensed private hire driver is onboard to oversee the trip. Uber customers in London can boost their chances of getting matched by opting in via the Trip Preferences section of their Uber app under Settings. Over 140,000 Londoners have already opted-in. Headquartered and founded in London, Wayve has built and specifically trained their AI technology on the capital’s challenging roads since 2018. Wayve’s \"AV2.0\" approach utilises an AI Driver that learns from experience, much like a human, allowing it to scale and adapt to complex environments without relying on...",
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