Overview

• Waymo has posted seven London-based roles, including a Fleet Readiness Lead, Incident Response Manager and multiple machine-learning positions.
• In a simulation engineer listing, the company says it plans to establish a London team to work with existing groups in Mountain View and Oxford.
• Waymo has not confirmed a UK launch, but a spokesperson said it is continuing to hire and invest in Britain and has long planned global expansion.
• The UK aims to permit passenger-carrying driverless trials in London from spring 2026, with wider rollout targeted for 2027, and is taking input on automated passenger services until 28 September.
• Rivals are preparing UK efforts as well, with Uber partnering with Wayve, Tesla showing FSD drives on UK roads and Baidu planning tests with Lyft, while Waymo’s only current international trial is in Tokyo.