When I was in San Francisco earlier this month, I took a Waymo for the first time — and got very, very cross that we don’t have them in London yet. I wrote about my gripes (and how to fix this) for the Greater London Project:

There’s basically no good reason why we don’t have self-driving cars on our streets still. All the excuses people give are nonsensical (and often flatly false). The technology is ready — and safe. The government just needs to get its act together.

It’s not too late to change this and have London be a leader in adoption of this technology, instead of a laggard. Read my full piece here for my suggestions on what can be done: greaterlondon.co/p/where-is-my-…

(and with that, I will resume my Twitter hiatus and go back to the beaches of Kerala…)

@ShakeelHashim Congestion impacts are a major issue, perceptions do matter cp smart motorways, safety remains unproven (small dataset, poor-quality data). Urban planner vs consumer + economic perspectives