But the idea of driverless cars replacing human-driven taxis has been the cause of some alarm. Dennis Conyon of the UK National Taxi Association says that drivers will become unemployed. London has about 22,000 licensed black cabs and Conyon estimates that the total number of people who drive taxis for hire in the UK is about 100,000.
Why is Conyon worried about driverless cars?
Drivers may lose their jobs He is alarmed by their safety record compared to taxis driven by humans Driverless cars will overcrowd the UK roads, which already have 100,000 taxis Driverless cars might be too expensive