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

But the companies believe the partnership works thanks to their shared ambition to deploy autonomous vehicle taxi rides around the world.

Verne has its own plans to roll out a “business class” form of autonomous vehicle mobility service.

In April, the partnership launched its robotaxi service, giving users in Zagreb the chance to order a driverless vehicle for their journey.

The current setup is what is known as a level 4 driverless car programme, which means the car can drive itself without human interference, but only in strictly controlled areas.

But we don’t want to roll out tests in a city if we don’t see it as an option in the future to fully roll out a driverless service as the end goal.