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Waymo's UK Launch Sparks Debate on Autonomous Vehicle Laws

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The UK is set to become the first European country to welcome Waymo’s driverless taxis but lawyers caution that current laws are fundamentally incompatible with the technology. Last week, Waymo announced its UK launch will start with a small fleet of human-supervised Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicles “in the coming weeks,” before moving to fully autonomous operations by 2026. Waymo’s Ethan Teicher told City AM, “We’ll start with a small fleet and gradually expand, working closely with the Department for Transport…