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Mayor and TfL now under pressure to shape up their position on Robotaxis

LTT looks at the London transport policy context into which Waymo will need to fit

30 October 2025
 

Waymo’s London plans set a new policy and regulatory challenge to the London Mayor and Transport for London as the responsible transport authorities for the area – whilst needing to work around the Government’s new legislation on the deployment of automated vehicles.

We asked TfL to let us know the process for giving Waymo permission to run the pilot, and how that approval was shared between TfL and DfT?

A TfL spokesperson told LTT: “As the strategic transport authority...

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