When driverless vehicles are attacked, look for the union label Self-driving cars are coming to major cities, and one group in particular is not happy about this: unions. An effort to bring self-driving vehicles to Washington, DC is opposed by a mysterious organization with apparent union ties. The organization, which calls itself the Coalition for Accountability and Road Safety (CARS), claims that self-driving cars are potential threats to public safety. What it doesn’t say is that it represents organizations with a financial interest in keeping these vehicles off the street. DC’s City Council is considering a bill, “The Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Authorization Amendment Act,” that would allow up to 200 autonomous vehicles (AVs) on its streets, with the possibility of further expanding the fleet in 2028. City Councilmember Charles Allen, the sponsor of this bill, argues that this would present an “opportunity to improve traffic safety and consumer choice in the District.” The bill would require AV companies to have a minimum of $5 million in liability insurance for each vehicle they put in operation. The city’s Department of Transportation would oversee the implementation of the fleet. CARS is running an ad in the DC metro area arguing that the cars are dangerous. “How do you feel about DC neighborhoods being used as a test lab for unproven, driverless technology?” it asks, before urging viewers to contact the council and tell them to reject the bill. Is CARS a local grassroots group? It doesn’t appear to be. Its website doesn’t give any hint as to who backs the group, though the fact that CARS warns that driverless vehicles are “threatening the livelihoods of working families” offers a strong clue. The news website TechCrunch has reported that CARS is registered to an employee of Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno LLC, a