The Teamsters union has asked U.S. auto safety regulators to deny a petition by GM to exempt its autonomous Cruise Origin from vehicle safety standards.
) chief Ann Carlson said it would decide"in the coming weeks" on the Cruise petition seeking permission to deploy up to 2,500 self-driving vehicles annually without human controls like steering wheels.
The Cruise petition, filed in February 2022, seeks government approval to deploy vehicles annually without steering wheels, mirrors, turn signals or"It is dangerous for other motorists, for pedestrians, and for middle-class jobs for Cruise to make a request like this from NHTSA," said Sean O'Brien, president of the 1.2-million member union citing a series of"deeply concerning" recent incidents in San Francisco.on the road would be catastrophic for everyone.
Cruise said on Wednesday the overwhelming majority of public comments filed on its petition were positive and said it will "continue working closely with NHTSA to ensure the safe and responsible deployment of this technology."The California Department of Motor Vehicles in August said it was investigating"recent concerning incidents" involving Cruise vehicles in San Francisco and asked the company to take half its robotaxis off the roads, a request Cruise agreed to. Current on-road self-driving Cruise vehicles have human controls.
In an Aug. 24 Reuters interview, Carlson did not offer a new timetable for a decision but said the petition is focused on technologies"that are really designed for humans and the question is do we provide exemptions when theIn 2018,
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Traffic fatalities declining from pandemic highs, NHTSA saysFatal traffic accidents have declined for multiple quarters in a row after hitting troubling highs during the peak of the pandemic, safety regulators say.
Read more »
Gavin Newsom Under Fire From Teamsters Over Veto of Driverless Truck Bill‘If they fuck with us, we’re going to get rid of them,’ said Teamsters Local 399 lead Lindsay Dougherty about Newsom's support for big tech’s big truck plans.
Read more »
Carnival earnings to focus on margins, fuel costs amid cruise travel boomA surge in global oil prices, as well as higher labor and marketing costs, could eat further into profits for the world’s biggest cruise line operator.
Read more »
Frida Fiesta, Halloween cruise, renaissance fair and MORE happening this weekend!September flew by in a flurry of fun and October is nearly here! Welcome in the new month by heading to one (or a few) weekend events happening near you!
Read more »
Tom Cruise's Top Gun 3 Will Have 1 Key Ingredient Top Gun: Maverick Was MissingTop Gun 3 will have one key missing ingredient.
Read more »
Wish You Were Here: A cruise on the MississippiWalnut Creek readers report back on their recent cruise up the Upper Mississippi River.
Read more »