California Gov. Newsom vetoes union-supported bill to ban heavy-duty driverless trucks
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has gone against the wishes of labor union members by vetoing a bill that would ban the operation of heavy-duty driverless trucks in the state without a human present.
Assembly Bill 316, which passed with overwhelming majorities in the California Senate and Assembly, calls for the state to «prohibit the operation of an autonomous vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more on public roads for testing purposes, transporting goods, or transporting passengers without a human safety operator physically present in the autonomous vehicle at the time of operation.»
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said this week that «Teamsters, thousands of labor allies, California elected officials, and public safety officials rallied and marched to the State Capitol» on Tuesday to demand Newsom sign the bill into law.
«If Gov. Newsom chooses to not do the right thing, he is sending a message to California and every state in this country that technology should overrule middle-class jobs,» said Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien added in a statement.
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Teamsters union members hold signs urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 316, which would require in-person human supervision of self-driving vehicles weighing over 10,000 pounds, at the state Capitol in Sacramento, California, on Tuesday, S (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP / AP Images)
But Newsom on Friday ended up vetoing the bill, writing in a letter to lawmakers that it is «unnecessary for the regulation and oversight of heavy-duty autonomous vehicle technology in California, as existing law provides
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