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September 22, 2026 Jack Ewing

Self-Driving Cars Are Getting Better. The Risks Are Getting Bigger.

Self-driving systems are getting so good that drivers may overestimate the technology and not be prepared to respond when something goes wrong.

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September 11, 2026 Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

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

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…

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September 2, 2026 Adam Satariano

Uber and Wayve to Start Testing Robotaxis in London

Uber and the British start-up Wayve are the latest to start testing autonomous cars in one of the world’s largest markets for ride-hailing services.

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August 10, 2026 Emmy Martin

Waymo Is Growing Faster Than Ever. So Are Its ‘Edge Cases.’

As Waymo deploys more driverless cars to 15 U.S. cities and counting, its vehicles keep encountering new and unexpected situations that they have no script to handle.

August 10, 2026 Emmy Martin

Waymo Is Growing Faster Than Ever. So Are Its ‘Edge Cases.’

As Waymo deploys more driverless cars to 15 U.S. cities and counting, its vehicles keep encountering new and unexpected situations that they have no script to handle.