Autonomous Trucks
Safe Streets,” labor and political leaders spoke about the importance of human expertise in trucking and raised issues around safety hazards posed by autonomous vehicles. A Cruise vehicle drives in front of a semi-truck put in Civic Center Plaza by the Teamsters for a rally for increasing regulation on autonomous vehicles. The rally was being held prior to a California Department of Motor Vehicles workshop in San Francisco that discussed the regulation of autonomous trucks. Chan has introduced legislation that would regulate how autonomous vehicles involved with deliveries can use public charging stations. The proposal would create a specific category in the planning code for autonomous vehicles, which Chan said is an important step for developing a local regulatory structure for the technology.