London driverless taxi trial 'should be stopped' as petition launched

London driverless taxi trial 'should be stopped' as petition launched

It comes after a Waymo vehicle veered into a crime scene in Harlesden

Driverless Waymo taxi trial faces calls for suspension after Harlesden police cordon incident in Brent

Calls have been made to suspend the ongoing driverless taxi trial in London due to concerns about a “lack of stakeholder support and unresolved safety fears”. Brent Green Party claims the autonomous vehicles “do not meet the minimum safety standards” after one car drove straight into a police cordon in Harlesden last month. Last month, Waymo – an American autonomous driving technology company owned by Alphabet Inc, a subsidiary of Google – launc…