Waymo comes to Europe: it’s the self-driving taxi triumphant in the US.

There is a taxi service in the USA that steals the show. This is Waymo, a fleet of cars equipped with sensors and cameras that can will independently take you from point A to point B. You order it through the app, sit in the back and start driving around the streets. without anyone driving. They have been operating in cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles and Austin for a long time, and now, in a surprise, the company has announced that will land in Europe.

In fact, its appearance is much more inevitable than one might expect: Waymo has confirmed that its vehicles will be deployed during “next weeks”. Where? Currently only in London city and with a little trick. Cars will not offer self-driving service at first: The pilot will ensure that everything is done correctly..

Waymo’s idea is to make drivers disappear, but first the company must hit the streets of London in its less attractive and safer format. Not for long, because their goal is as soon as possible Their vehicles can move 100% autonomously. Yes, to do this you will still have to agree some documents with the United Kingdom government and its rules regarding this type of driverless taxis.

Will Waymo also come to Spain?

Well, in blog that the company published about its arrival in Europe, there was no trace left from other countries. Only London is named and at the moment it doesn’t look like testing will be carried out in more places. It’s not that the capital of the United Kingdom has more favorable legislation for this kind of practice, but it is possible that Waymo chose this location to avoid confrontation with European Union rules.

Regarding the arrival in Spain, the reality is that there is not much interest from DGT. For several years now this organization has been considering the possibility of integration category 4 autonomous drivingThis is where self-driving taxis come into play.

The problem is This project has been without updates for several monthsit is therefore impossible to know whether Spain is close to adopting fully autonomous driverless driving in its regulations.

Not to mention the fact that Waymo goes even further: Their taxis don’t require human interaction, but they don’t have a driver to act if problems arise. a condition that may further delay the arrival of this service.

In fact, the best example is the United States, a market that, despite being broadly friendly to this kind of new technology, places restrictions on Waymo. Only a few states gave the go-ahead and There is an unmanned taxi service operating in only 5 cities of the country..