Self-driving taxis – a dystopian future? Brief letters

Would you like to ask Addison Lee whether the "self-driving" cars it aims to deploy in London by 2021 (Report, 22 October) will in fact have remote control capability? If so, the term "self-driving" would be a misnomer. The remote control would be dangerous for dissidents and whistleblowers – if you ride in a "self-driving" taxi with remote control capability, and the taxi knows who you are, the state could whisk you to a deportation prison, or a black site, at any time. There was a sudden rattle of crockery and a voice was heard from the kitchen: "What d'you want one of them for when you've got me?" He was also a good Hoover pusher.