Self-driving Waymo car involved in crash with two vehicles in London

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: A Waymo self-driving electric car is sighted on March 11, 2026 in London, England. Waymo, is a U.S.-based automatic vehicle company, said it aims to launch a robotaxi service in London as early as September this year. The UK government has indicated that it intends to update regulations in the latter half of 2026 to allow driverless taxis to run in the capital, although no exact timeline has been announced. (Photo by Ming Yeung/Getty Images) — The car was travelling on the A13 in east London at 2am on Wednesday when it was by another vehicle going 93mph (Picture: Ming Yeung/Getty Images)

A Waymo car was crashed into in London during a trial injuring four people.

The car was travelling on the A13 in east London at 2am on Wednesday when it was by another vehicle going 93mph.

The London Ambulance Service confirmed they treated four people at the scene.

Waymo wants to bring them to London to operate as driverless taxi, but the car had a driver behind the wheel at the time of the crash.

The drivers are there to take over an in an emergency as the US business continues to evaluate the cars’ performance.

Metro has contacted Waymo for comment.

A Waymo spokeswoman told The Sun: ‘The Waymo vehicle involved in this collision was being driven by a test driver in manual mode at the time.

‘While the test driver was changing lanes, the Waymo vehicle was approached from behind by another vehicle travelling at 93mph in a 50mph zone.

‘That vehicle swerved into an adjacent lane, collided with another vehicle and then made contact with the Waymo vehicle.

‘We’re grateful for the quick response from emergency officials and wish those who were injured a full and fast recovery.’

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