Self-Driving Taxi Trials Launch in Europe Years After US and China Rollouts

Major companies are launching trials of self-driving taxis this year in several European capitals. The services are already operating at scale in the United States and China. The European Union is preparing regulations that will govern the new vehicles.

The rules are intended to set common standards across member states. @AFP reported that the trials mark the first coordinated push to bring the technology to European streets after years of testing elsewhere.