Motorists could see self-driving cars launched throughout the UK as soon as September, after a major operator announced ambitious plans. Waymo, the American autonomous vehicle company owned by Alphabet, has revealed its intention to begin operating a fully driverless taxi service in the capital as soon as September this year. Despite this, recent research found that 73 per cent of drivers "wouldn't be comfortable" using a driverless taxi, while 42 per cent said they would not feel comfortable "at all". "For any firm operating a driverless taxi, they'll need to prove how effective - and safe - the system can be before trust is truly earned here in the UK." She said: "We're supporting Waymo and other operators through our passenger pilots, and pro-innovation regulations to make self-driving cars a reality on British roads.