Waymo , a division of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has announced that it is expanding its robotaxi operations to London.

It will be the first European city to support the autonomous ride-hailing service, with the first vehicles rolling out over the coming weeks.

Waymo is the world’s leading robotaxi service , with a fleet of 1,500 self-driving cars serving Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco in the US.

The first expansion to international markets was through testing sites in Tokyo, with the London rollout expected to be the first in a European expansion.

“ Waymo is making roads safer and transportation more accessible where we operate,” said Waymo chief executive Tekedra Mawakana.

“We’ve demonstrated how to responsibly scale fully autonomous ride-hai

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