{"slug": "poll-of-the-day-as-britain-s-first-ever-driverless-taxis-hit-the-road-today-you", "title": "POLL OF THE DAY: As Britain's first-ever driverless taxis hit the road today, would you ever ride in one?", "summary": "Britain's first driverless taxis hit the streets of London on [date not specified], operated by Uber and AI firm Wayve, with a 15-strong fleet that still has safety drivers behind the wheel. The rollout beats rivals Waymo and Baidu, who are still testing in the capital, but concerns remain after a driverless vehicle killed a cat in California last year.", "body_md": "# POLL OF THE DAY: As Britain's first-ever driverless taxis hit the road today, would you ever ride in one?\n\n**Cast your vote on the biggest talking points of the day, every day****See more Daily Mail on Google -**[save us as a Preferred Source](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=dailymail.com)\n\nThe first driverless taxis hit the streets of [London](/news/london/index.html) today, and are equally lauded as the future of transport or feared as a dangerous prospect.\n\n[Uber](/sciencetech/uber/index.html) and [artificial intelligence](/sciencetech/ai/index.html) firm Wayve became the first to roll out the vehicles, beating rivals Waymo and Baidu, who are both still testing on the capital's streets.\n\nFor now, at least, a safety driver remains behind the wheel of Uber's 15-strong fleet, poised to intervene if necessary.\n\nFirms have made no secret of their aim to ultimately have completely autonomous taxis roaming the capital's streets.\n\nBut many have concerns over a series of incidents involving similar schemes in the US, including a beloved cat being struck and killed by one-such vehicle in [California](/news/california/index.html) last year.\n\nNow you can have your say: would you ever hitch a ride from a driverless taxi?\n\nIn yesterday's poll, Mail readers were asked: '[After Middlesbrough violence, should parents have their benefits cut if their children misbehave?](/news/article-16098451/Poll-Middlesbrough-parents-benefits-children-misbehave.html)' Out of all the votes, 94 per cent of you said 'yes' and 6 per cent said 'no.'", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/poll-of-the-day-as-britain-s-first-ever-driverless-taxis-hit-the-road-today-you", "canonical_source": "https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16101667/Poll-Britains-driverless-taxis-ride.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490", "published_at": "2026-09-03 11:00:24+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-03 11:25:38.998017+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["autonomous-vehicles", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Uber", "Wayve", "Waymo", "Baidu", "London", "California"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/poll-of-the-day-as-britain-s-first-ever-driverless-taxis-hit-the-road-today-you", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/poll-of-the-day-as-britain-s-first-ever-driverless-taxis-hit-the-road-today-you.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/poll-of-the-day-as-britain-s-first-ever-driverless-taxis-hit-the-road-today-you.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/poll-of-the-day-as-britain-s-first-ever-driverless-taxis-hit-the-road-today-you.jsonld"}}