Ministers must hand over full control of driverless taxi trials to Transport for London, a senior London Assembly Member has said.
The Department for Transport (DfT) last year said it would fast-track the testing of “small scale ‘taxi and bus-like’ services without a safety driver” in 2026 before a wider potential rollout in 2027.
With Londoners likely to be the first riders in so-called ‘robotaxis’ – Uber has already asked users to express their interest – ministers have faced calls to devolve their oversight powers to TfL.
Caroline Russell, who chairs the London Assembly Transport Committee, said the government appears to…
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