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Paying passengers can soon ride self-driving taxis in London, costing the same as regular minicabs. Uber is launching the service this summer, using Wayve's UK technology, and a human will be in the car to supervise. Users can already express interest for these autonomous vehicles on Uber X, Comfort, and Electric journeys.
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