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‘We should all be worried’: calls grow to limit London rollout of robotaxis

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Protest planned at Wayve HQ as Uber drivers fear for their future and city’s politicians demand TfL should have power over licencesFor passengers in Britain who want to try the latest ride, robotaxis are eagerly awaited: more than 100,000 are on Uber’s waitlist in London after the first UK services started in September.Others view them

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Toyota’s $6.4bn robotics estimate puts physical AI in focus

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Toyota Motor estimates that expanding automation across its factories, group companies, and major suppliers could require around 400,000 robots and annual spending of about 1 trillion yen ($6.4 billion) from 2028. The potential investment was discussed with investors earlier in September, according to Reuters. Toyota has not said whether the full investment will proceed or

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‘Just cut the wires’: why UK conspiracy theorists are destroying traffic scanners

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Sensors that monitor vehicle volume are said to be ‘electronic assault weapons’ by the ‘Blade Runners’ groupAt the top of an extendable ladder on a quiet street of Ilfracombe, in Devon, an older woman dressed smartly in cropped trousers, a red rain jacket and matching red socks is chopping at some wires at the top

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MG Ship adds AI route optimisation as logistics returns accelerate

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MG Ship has introduced an AI route optimisation and carrier selection module as logistics deployments demonstrate rapid cost and time returns. The technical module targets global retailers and commercial shippers, pairing automated routing algorithms with carrier recommendation systems across international trade corridors. The deployment arrives as enterprise supply chain operators report measurable operational returns from

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Uber drivers launch European class action over ‘soulless’ and ‘scary’ AI algorithm

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Landmark lawsuit claims tech company’s pay-setting system has breached privacy laws and pushed down earningsUber drivers have launched a landmark legal action against the ride-hailing company claiming they live in “constant fear” of a “soulless” algorithm it uses to set pay and allocate jobs.Drivers from the UK, the Netherlands and other countries have joined the

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Three UK airports hit by cyber-attack with data of 8.7m customers accessed

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Company that runs Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands hubs says passenger safety is unaffectedBusiness live – latest updatesManchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports have been hit by a cyber-attack in which hackers accessed the data of about 8.7 million customers.The incident involved data related to “car park, lounge and fast-track bookings and in-airport wifi

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Alvys launches AI agents for freight TMS workflows

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Freight software provider Alvys has launched an agentic AI platform that allows carriers and brokers to automate operational tasks directly within its transportation management system (TMS). Called Alvys Foundry, the platform supports pre-built and custom AI agents that work with freight data and workflows already held within the TMS. Foundry includes more than 20 pre-built

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Australia news live: NSW schools to ban unsupervised take-home tests over AI concerns; minister calls urgent meeting over airport chaos

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Intervention follows days of delays and a near-miss between two planes on the Sydney aiport tarmac. Follow today’s news liveFederal transport minister ‘not happy’ after near-miss between two planes at Sydney airportCatherine King, the federal transport minister, has asked Air Services Australia to speak with her today about a “pathway forward” after two aircraft were

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‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’

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Wayve Uber wins first minicab licence for autonomous cabs from TfL but vehicles will have a safety driver (at first)The taxi app company Uber and the autonomous technology developer Wayve have been granted the first minicab licences in London allowing them to offer self-driving taxi rides to paying customers – but with a human safety

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‘Keys to the kingdom’: hackers who gained access to heart of London transport network jailed

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Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 19, sentenced to five and a half years each for cyber-attack that cost Transport for London £39mThe data of millions of commuters was stolen, Londoners were left out of pocket and 27,000 Transport for London staff were forced to reset their passwords.Over four days in 2024 a pair of

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