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Self-Driving Taxi Fleet

Self-Driving Taxi Fleet: Taxis that drive themselves, with a safety driver for now. A self-driving taxi fleet owns its cars, fits them with cameras, radar and…

Taxis that drive themselves, with a safety driver for now. Run a taxi service where the car does the driving.

A self-driving taxi fleet owns its cars, fits them with cameras, radar and computers, and sells rides through an app. The Automated Vehicles Act 2024 set out how a car can be authorised to drive itself, and from May 2026 an operator can apply for a permit to carry passengers. Until that permit comes, a safety driver sits in every car, so the wage bill of a taxi firm arrives with the costs of a technology company.

Setup costs
£20,000,000 to £200,000,000
Competition
Medium
Category
Transport & Logistics

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