Waymo plans to introduce a fully driverless ride-hailing service in London in 2026, with Moove at the center of the on-the-ground rollout. Rides will be requested through the Waymo app with no human behind the wheel, and the plan remains subject to required permissions. The service is framed as a complement to buses, the Tube, cycling, and walking, adding capacity rather than replacing existing options.
Moove’s Role in the London Launch
Waymo named Moove as its fleet operations partner for the United Kingdom, anchoring day-to-day readiness of vehicles and service logistics across the capital. Over the coming months, the partners will coordinate vehicle deployment, depot workflows, maintenance regimes, and rider support to prepare for broader availability. By prioritizing uptime, incident response, and peak-hour cadence, Moove is expected to turn pilot preparations into a consistent experience when riders open the app.
Operational Readiness and Technology Partnerships
The rollout draws on Waymo’s engineering presence in London and Oxford, where teams advance closed-loop simulation to develop and validate autonomous behavior at scale. Operations will use Jaguar Land Rover’s all-electric I-PACE vehicles fitted with the Waymo Driver, extending an established technology partnership into the UK capital. Combined with Moove’s street-level support, this stack connects simulation, vehicle platforms, and field operations into a single service model.
Safety, Policy, and Market Validation
Waymo reports more than one hundred million fully autonomous miles on public roads and over ten million paid rides in the United States as evidence of operational maturity. The company cites involvement in five times fewer injury-causing collisions and twelve times fewer pedestrian injury collisions than human drivers where it operates. UK officials have signaled openness to a controlled, permission-based approach that links autonomous investment to jobs, accessibility, and a broader national technology agenda.
Accessibility and Community Engagement
Stakeholders in accessibility and road safety view the London plan as a chance to widen independent mobility while maintaining a measured rollout that builds public trust. Advocates from the Royal National Institute of Blind People emphasize that autonomous services should prioritize safety and inclusive design from the start. Leaders at Road Safety GB highlight the potential gains from removing human error, and Moove’s frontline operations will interact with riders as these expectations are translated into daily journeys.
Waymo’s 2026 target places Moove in a pivotal position to convert pilots and permissions into dependable daily service on London streets through disciplined operations. Success will hinge on regulatory clearances, real-world safety performance, and the operational steadiness that riders judge within their first few trips. If those pieces align, London could emerge as a showcase market where Moove’s execution helps bring fully driverless ride-hailing to European scale.