Waymo's UK launch raises questions (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

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 and Transport for London to ensure safety and regulatory compliance at every stage.”

But lawyers have raised questions of liability, arguing that the current legal system simply isn’t ready for

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