In autonomous and Self-driving vehicle news are Teamsters, Tesla, NTSB, Bio-Waste in AVs and NHTSA. Teamsters & Unions Lobby Against DC AV Bill A coalition of labor groups including Teamsters Local 639, SEIU 32BJ, and ATU Local 689 testified before the Washington, D.C. City Council to block Bill 26-0684, the Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Authorization Amendment Act. The proposed legislation seeks to establish a regulatory framework permitting commercial robotaxi operations, notably Waymo, within the District of Columbia. Union representatives argue the bill lacks sufficient labor protections and poses a direct threat to the livelihoods of professional drivers and municipal transit workers. The legislative pushback in Washington, D.C. mirrors a broader national trend where similar AV deployment bills have stalled or failed. State legislatures in Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Washington, Maryland, and Virginia have all declined to pass comparable authorization bills in 2026 amid ongoing public concern over safety and driver displacement. Labor advocates are positioning the resistance as a critical defense of middle-class transport jobs against unregulated automation, urging the council to prioritize public safety and workforce preservation over technology sector lobbying. NTSB Verifies Manual Override In Fatal Katy Tesla Crash The National Transportation Safety Board issued a preliminary investigation report confirming that the driver of a 2025 Tesla Model 3 manually overrode the vehicle’s advanced driver assistance system prior to a fatal crash in Katy, Texas. Electronic data retrieved from the vehicle indicated that while Full Self-Driving (FSD) (Supervised) was actively engaged, the 44-year-old operator, Michael David Butler, fully depressed the accelerator pedal to 100% capacity. The continuous telemetry override caused the vehicle to accelerate to 73 mph in approximately six seconds—more than double the posted 30 mph speed limit on the residential two-lane roadway—before breaching the curb and colliding with a residential structure. The impact resulted in the