Unions and local tech companies spar over proposed statewide autonomous trucking ban

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  • T-Link Reporter
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    • Jan 2023
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    Unions and local tech companies spar over proposed statewide autonomous trucking ban

    A BATTLE IS BREWING over the future of self-driving trucks in California, and local tech companies are keeping a close watch on Sacramento as it weighs major changes to the industry...



    “It’s easy to maybe say, ‘Well, you know, he's worried about protecting his job.’ You know, that is a small part of it. But this technology will eventually be pushed to everything with wheels – from truck drivers taking cargo interstate, to bus drivers, to package delivery vehicles," Teamster Mike Di Bene said. “This has the ability to get rid of hundreds of thousands of jobs, coast to coast. And these are hard-working American families trying to put food on the table.”





    A battle is brewing over the future of self-driving trucks in California, and local tech companies are keeping a close watch on Sacramento as it weighs major changes to the industry.

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