The future, with actual delivery dates.
Home robots, self-driving cars and AI at work, tracked week by week until you can actually buy them in the UK. Verified dates, real prices, no hype.
| Arrival | Status | Category | UK arrival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayve × Uber | Landed | Self-driving | Live since 3 Sep 2026 |
| Prime Air drones | Darlington only | Delivery | Trial to 31 Dec 2026 |
| 1X NEO | Due 2027 (TBC) | Home robot | 2027 at the earliest |
| Waymo London | Delayed | Self-driving | End 2026 |
| Vertical Valo | Delayed to 2029 | Air mobility | 2029 (was 2028) |
| Tesla Optimus | Not orderable | Home robot | No date |
What each issue covers
One email every Tuesday at 7am, organised the way the board is. Five minutes to read, written for people who run actual businesses.
- Shipped
- What actually went on sale or switched on in the UK this week.
- Due in
- What's genuinely scheduled next, with dates and prices.
- Delayed
- What slipped, by how much, and why it matters.
- Not orderable
- The things everyone talks about that you still can't buy, so you know what to ignore.
House rules
- A date counts only when the maker has said it publicly. Rumours are labelled as rumours.
- Prices in pounds where they exist. Otherwise in the original currency, never guessed.
- Every claim links to its source. Each item on the board lists where its facts came from.
- When something slips, we say so. The old date stays on the record.
- UK first. A US launch is news; a UK launch is what goes on the board as landed.
Latest issues
- Issue 5October has ended. We can't find a Deliveroo robot delivery.Deliveroo's Canary Wharf robots were due 'this October' and we can find no report of one delivering. Plus: the G1 humanoid gets £3,400 cheaper at Scan, and Tesla's driver assist reaches ten countries.
- Issue 4Tesla has started building Optimus. You still can't buy one.Optimus production begins in Fremont, outside sales slip to late 2027, and Deliveroo's robots have days left on their October promise. Plus: Vertical's money, and Meta's UK page goes early.
- Issue 3Robotaxis reach Manchester's streets. London's Assembly isn't sold.Uber and Pony.ai start mapping Manchester, London's Assembly says it isn't convinced, and still nobody holds a driverless permit. Plus: Google misses its own date, and Snap's AR glasses join the board.
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