00:00Uber said some of the 100,000 people who signed up to express their interest in experiencing
00:07robo-taxis will be offered rides in their vehicles later this summer, ahead of a full
00:14public launch. A human driver will sit behind the wheel, ready to take control during journeys.
00:20Once they have demonstrated the technology is safe, Uber and Wave will be required to obtain
00:26separate approval from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency if they want to operate cars
00:32without a driver. Wave Vice President for Global Affairs and Assurance Sarah Gates said this license
00:40is an important step towards giving Londoners the chance to experience autonomous driving technology.
00:47Wave's modifications to the Mustang Mach-E, such as its six cameras, were assessed by experts and found
00:55they do not compromise passenger safety. However, Matthew Wright, the regional organiser for the
01:01GMB union, which represents thousands of private hire drivers in London, described TfL's decision
01:08as a worrying development in regards to the potential of future job losses. He said that
01:15the GMB urges TfL to proceed with extreme caution. Wave was founded in 2017 by two University of
01:22Cambridge PhD students. London will be the first city in the world to use their technology for
01:28commercial journeys.
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