# Self-driving cars should be taxed to offset job losses, thinktank urges > Source: > Published: 2026-09-11 16:31:07+00:00 # Self-driving cars should be taxed to offset job losses, thinktank urges By Gwyn Topham Transport correspondentSource: [The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology) Report warns 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’s streets only [started this month](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/03/london-first-self-driving-taxis-for-hire-wayve-uber), but government projections are that up to 40% of cars sold could be capable of self-driving capability by the middle of the next decade. [Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/11/self-driving-cars-should-be-taxed-to-offset-job-losses-thinktank-urges) Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.