California Democrats are clashing with an unlikely member of their own party as they attempt to keep self-driving trucks that weigh over 10,000 pounds off the road without a safety operator present.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration has opposed the bill sponsored by Democratic Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and supported by the Teamsters Union that seeks to regulate self-driving trucks. AB 316 was first introduced in January and passed the state Assembly in May before clearing a committee review and moving on to the California Senate last month.
Newsom also said that the bill undermines the oversight of several industry officials who regulate the process, such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, California Department of Motor Vehicles, and the U.S. Department of Transportation. “The bill fails to recognize that the federal government and nearly a dozen other states are moving forward with this technology,” the letter reads. “And many of those states are actively positioning themselves to lure away California-based companies and the investments and jobs they bring.”
The California Labor Federation backs the legislation, along with elected officials such as Reps. Katie Porter , Adam Schiff , and Barbara Lee — the top three 2024 Senate candidates vying for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat. While Breed fights against autonomous trucks, San Francisco has been leading the charge in commercializing self-driving taxis.
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