Waymo, the autonomous driving tech firm whose so-called ‘robo-taxis’ are now roaming the streets of London, has told cycling campaigners that expecting their driverless cars to respect cycle lanes is “too high a bar” – because their customers want to be dropped off in them.According to the Highway Code, motorists “must not drive or park ... Read more
I suppose if that’s a pressing concern for them, they could always go back to the horse-drawn versions… Though I’m not sure what that has to do with the relevancy of the role taxis play in London transit.
… London is famous for it’s taxis. Their role in london culture goes back centuries.
AFAIK taxis don’t pretend to be “sustainable”.
They’re a plague on the city.
But they have a lot of political clout as they can jam up all the bus lanes when anything slightly inconvenient happens to them.
I suppose if that’s a pressing concern for them, they could always go back to the horse-drawn versions… Though I’m not sure what that has to do with the relevancy of the role taxis play in London transit.