{"id":24824,"date":"2026-09-11T17:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/11\/self-driving-cars-should-be-taxed-to-offset-job-losses-thinktank-urges\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T17:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:37:16","slug":"self-driving-cars-should-be-taxed-to-offset-job-losses-thinktank-urges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/11\/self-driving-cars-should-be-taxed-to-offset-job-losses-thinktank-urges\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-driving cars should be taxed to offset job losses, thinktank urges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Report says widespread autonomous vehicle adoption would put hundreds of thousands of private hire jobs at risk<\/p>\n

Taxes 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.<\/p>\n

The first robotaxis on London\u2019s streets only started this month<\/a>, but government projections are that up to 40% of cars sold could have self-driving capability by the middle of the next decade.<\/p>\n

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\nReport says widespread autonomous vehicle adoption would put hundreds of thousands of private hire jobs at risk
\nTaxes 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.
\nThe first robotaxis on London\u2019s 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…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Report says widespread autonomous vehicle adoption would put hundreds of thousands of private hire jobs at risk Taxes 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\u2019s streets only started this month, but …<\/p>\n

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