Uber has rolled out a new electric car service in the UK, starting with 50 vehicles in London, as it aims to be at the forefront of the next generation of automated transport. Uber is starting first with 50 vehicles in London and — if all goes as planned — it will expand the service to another UK city in coming months, and projects to have “hundreds” of all-electric vehicles on the roads in the UK by next year. The new eco-friendly service runs in conjunction with Nissan and China's BYD and offers a leasing-only option on fully electric cars to its drivers. In an interview with Reuters, Uber's head of global public policy, Kent Walker, said that while there are many benefits for autonomous vehicles, they also have their own set of challenges.
Uber has rolled out a new electric car service in the UK, starting with 50 vehicles in London, as it aims to be at the forefront of the next generation of automated transport. The new eco-friendly service runs in conjunction with Nissan and China's BYD and offers a leasing-only option on fully electric cars to its drivers. In an interview with Reuters, Uber's head of global public policy, Kent Walker, said that while there are many benefits for autonomous vehicles, they also have their own set of challenges.