Driverless cars prompt pile-up of questions | Letters

As a London taxi driver on the front line of the impact of driverless cars, I found Jackie Ashley's article (Driverless cars should be a major political issue, 2 January) long overdue. Many of the questions she raises are worrying.

The idea that faceless corporations such as Uber are developing this technology to give it away for the greater good of mankind and the environment is questionable. Once these non-national monopolies take control, they will have the power to set the price for the job, and my bet is it will not be as cheap as Jackie predicts. Just check out the companies and individuals who have bought shares in these tech platforms, there's hardly an idealist among them.