Wemo said on Wednesday that it would provide a commercial robotuxi service in London in 2026, identifying the second international expansion of the alphabet-owned company after tokyo.
This declaration followed the imagination for several weeks encouraged by several London -based job postings. Wemor already has a relationship with the UK: In 2019, the company is a UK startup in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford, which uses a machine learning to make self-driving car simulation more realistic. Wemo introduced an engineering hub in Oxford as part of the acquisition.
In a blog post Wemo said that its all-electric jaguar would start running the i-Pess Vehicles-Swallow-driving technology London Public Rhodes In the upcoming weeks. Before launching a driverless test will start with the human protection driver on the back of the wheel and eventually invited the public to recognize its robotaxis, which is a technique that has used it in other commercial markets like Phoenix and San Francisco.
Waymo plans to launch a robotaxi
Wemo will not provide more details about when it will remove the human protection driver or test fleet. Wemor spokesman Ethan Teacher confirmed that the company wants to operate a self-driving car service for public riders next year.
When that robotuxi service was introduced in 2026, the UK government will depend on finalizing its approval process for those operations.
Wemo has tapped to share the burden of operating a Robotaxi service to a growing partners, and likewise operates its autonomous vehicles (AVS) in Phoenix to operate Fleet operations in London, which has already planned to use the move.
In Austin and Atlanta, its partners divide the ownership and management responsibilities of the Uber driverless vehicles, managing AVS charging, maintenance and cleaning, and operating access to robotaxis through its app. Meanwhile, Wemo observes technology and autonomous activities, including some aspects of the road support and rider assistance.
Wemo has been conducting its tests and commercial activities for the past two years, spreading the primary market for Phoenix, spreading several cities in the United States, including Austin, Atlanta, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The company also plans to provide a commercial robotuxi service in Miami, Nashville and Washington DC.