Deep Read: London als Härtetest: Wie weit Robotaxis tatsächlich sind
Die britische Metropole ist für autonom fahrende Taxis die ultimative Bewährungsprobe. Das Handelsblatt war bei einer Testfahrt dabei – und gibt Einblicke in eine Branche, die bald auch in München startet.
London and Munich. At the bustling King’s Cross railway station, the first and fourth industrial revolutions converge. In the 19th century, coal was unloaded from Regent Canal steam locomotives, then distributed to British factories via horse-drawn carriages through cramped streets. Just 20 years ago, British urban developer Roger Madelin saw only "decay, neglect, crime, and filth" here.
Today, around King’s Cross, the cradle of artificial intelligence, giants like Google's Deepmind and leading US innovators OpenAI and Anthropic are just minutes away. The most visible sign of the fourth industrial revolution can be found on Tileyard Road, behind the station. Six electric Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles, equipped with cameras, sensors, and radar, park in a fenced backyard.
These Mustangs, equipped with cameras, sensors, and radar, are test vehicles developed by Britain's tech startup Wayve. They aim to bring autonomous taxis, challenging London's famous black cabs on the world's most difficult test track. The Handelsblatt tested driving with these autonomous vehicles and offers a glimpse into Wayve's robotaxi projects, soon to launch in Munich.
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