London cabbies want Sadiq Khan to slam the brakes on robotaxis

London's minicab drivers want Mayor Sadiq Khan to put the brakes on robotaxis before they threaten thousands of jobs, with a new City Hall report casting doubt on whether the capital is ready for driverless cars. The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has called on Transport for London (TfL) to halt the rollout following the publication of a London Assembly Transport Committee report on Monday. The 66-page report makes uncomfortable reading for the companies hoping to unleash fleets of driverless taxis on London's streets. "As it stands, we currently have not heard sufficient evidence to persuade us that London should welcome autonomous passenger services," it concludes. Google's Waymo, British startup Wayve, and Chinese tech giant Baidu are among those gearing up to bring autonomous passenger services to London. Waymo has already been testing its cars in the capital and hopes to launch a commercial fleet of "low hundreds" this year, subject to regulatory approval. …