Image credit: Freenow by Lyft Freenow by Lyft and Chinese technology company Baidu have officially begun testing Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on London’s roads, marking another step towards the introduction of driverless ride-hailing services in the capital. The sixth-generation Apollo Go RT6 vehicles are now operating with safety operators onboard within the London Borough of Brent. The trial forms part of the companies’ plans to introduce public passenger services during 2

Transport for London’s consultation on banning salvage vehicles from the licensed taxi and private hire fleet has prompted a lively debate among taxi drivers, with many arguing that the proposal risks removing safe, professionally repaired vehicles from the market while adding further pressure to an already constrained fleet. The consultation proposes preventing any vehicle that has ever been recorded as salvage from obtaining a London taxi or private hire licence, regardless

Transport for London’s (TfL) taxi and private hire licensing service has largely recovered from the disruption caused by the September 2024 cyber security incident, according to the Mayor of London. Responding to a written question from City Hall Conservative Assembly Member Thomas Turrell, the Mayor said the cyber attack, combined with the introduction of a new licensing system in February 2025, resulted in increased processing times and significant backlogs for taxi and pri