Waymo’s robotaxis are coming to London

Here is a 199-word summary of the key points from the news article: Waymo, the Alphabet-owned self-driving car company, plans to launch a fully driverless robotaxi service in London by 2026. This will mark Waymo's first international expansion effort. The UK currently does not have any fully driverless vehicles on public roads, but the government plans to start piloting such services in spring 2026. Waymo will first deploy supervised robotaxis with safety drivers in the coming weeks to collect data in London. When the commercial service launches next year, Waymo's fully driverless vehicles will be available through its own ridehail app. The vehicles will be maintained by a company called Moove, which also manages Waymo's fleets in other cities. Waymo has had a presence in the UK for some time, with engineering hubs in London and Oxford focused on large-scale simulation for autonomous driving technology. London will not be the first overseas city to see Waymo's self-driving Jaguar SUVs, as the company has also conducted a small trial in Tokyo. Waymo will face competition in London from the likes of Uber, which is working with UK-based autonomous startup Wayve on driverless car testing in the city.