Look, no hands: Euronews rode driverless in Europe's first robotaxi in Zagreb

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Look, no hands: Euronews rode driverless in Europe's first robotaxi in Zagreb  The US firm’s robotaxi service is up and running in Zagreb in partnership with local company Verne and Chinese AI firm Pony.ai, a partnership that plans to expand across Europe. Euronews got to see how it works firsthand in Croatia.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/10/18/look-no-hands-euronews-rode-driverless-in-europes-first-robotaxi-in-zagreb  Euronews Next is a future-focused news section covering global innovation, science and technology with a European perspective. Our dedicated team of journalists aims to educate and inspire today’s leaders by providing them with analysis and insights into the people and organisations shaping our future

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00:00Uber has launched a driverless taxi service in Zagreb, Croatia, with plans to expand to

00:05cities across Europe.

00:07American ride-hailing giant Uber collaborated with Croatian start-up Vern and Chinese AI

00:13firm Pony AI.

00:15The cars have already travelled 200,000 kilometres on Zagreb's roads, with fully driverless trips

00:21now being tested in a limited area.

00:25These cars still have a human in the driving seat who oversees the trip as a security measure.

00:40Manchester is next, while Brussels is also being considered as Europe grapples with how

00:44to regulate autonomous vehicles.

00:47...sparked in a way that you can see the beginning of the crosswalk, here a bunch of tourists

00:59in the city.

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