Self-driving cars should be taxed to offset job losses, thinktank urges

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:31:07 GMT

Report says widespread autonomous vehicle adoption would put hundreds of thousands of private hire jobs at riskTaxes on self-driving cars should be introduced now in the UK to offset the rise in congestion and threats to jobs they pose, a thinktank has urged.The first robotaxis on London’s streets only started this month, but government projections are that up to 40% of cars sold could have self-driving capability by the middle of the next decade. Continue reading...

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