Uber已在英国曼彻斯特启动自动驾驶出租车测试项目，采用合作企业Pony和Verne的技术1。当前试运营阶段配有车内安全驾驶员，尚未提供载客服务1。
这一举措反映了Uber在欧洲扩展自动驾驶出租车业务的野心。Uber去年曾在克罗地亚首都萨格勒布推出欧洲首个自动驾驶出租车服务1，伦敦也已在Wayve技术支持下启动有限载客服务1。根据Uber的计划，该公司预计到2026年底在全球15个城市提供自动驾驶出租车服务，主要集中在美国和中东地区1。
然而，这项试运营面临来自多方的质疑与反对。GMB和ADCU工会表示自动驾驶出租车将导致数千名司机失业1，伦敦交通委员会发布的报告则指出，对这类服务的益处存在"相当大的不确定性"，并对其安全性提出了疑虑1。
Uber has begun testing autonomous vehicles in Manchester, England, utilizing technology from partner companies Pony and Verne 1. The trial phase currently includes safety drivers inside the vehicles and does not yet involve passenger services 1.
This move comes as Uber expands its autonomous ride-hailing operations in Europe, following its launch of the continent's first driverless robotaxi service in Zagreb, Croatia last year 1. London has also recently initiated limited passenger services using Wayve technology 1. However, the Manchester trial faces significant opposition from labor unions, with GMB and ADCU warning that autonomous vehicles could eliminate thousands of taxi driver jobs 1. Additionally, London's transport authority has raised concerns about the benefits and safety of driverless robotaxis, noting "considerable uncertainty" regarding their viability 1. Uber projects that by the end of 2026, it will operate autonomous ride-hailing services across 15 global cities, with the majority located in the United States and Middle East 1.
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