Labor Leader Urges U.S. to Require Human Drivers in Automated Vehicles

A senior American labor union leader will tell U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that the government should require human operators in all self-driving passenger services to take over in the event of an emergency. Regan’s testimony comes after Reuters reported last week that Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo and rival Cruise have applied for permits to start charging for rides and delivery using autonomous vehicles in San Francisco. Cruise, backed by General Motors Co., Honda Motor Co. Ltd. and SoftBank Group Corp., has focused on San Francisco since its beginning. Cruise declined to comment on the testimony, while Waymo said in a statement that U.S. regulators “should have a leading role in ensuring the safe deployment of AVs. (Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Dan Grebler and Peter Cooney)Topics USA Personal Auto Leadership