California's Democratic governor has vetoed a bill that would have required human drivers to be on board self-driving trucks
, a measure that union leaders and truck drivers said would save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state.
Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, head of the California Labor Federation, said driverless trucks are dangerous and called Newsom’s veto shocking. She estimates that removing drivers would cost a quarter million jobs in the state.“We will not sit by as bureaucrats side with tech companies, trading our safety and jobs for increased corporate profits.
Newsom pointed to 2012 legislation that allows the state Department of Motor Vehicles to work with the California Highway Patrol, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration “and others with relevant expertise to determine the regulations necessary for the safe operation of autonomous vehicles on public roads.”
Union leaders and drivers said the bill would have helped address concerns about safety and losing truck driving jobs to automation in the future.
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