Autonomous Trucks
Teamsters have partnered with the California Labor Federation and lawmakers to introduce legislation requiring human operators to be present in autonomous vehicles. The DMV held a public workshop with the California Highway Patrol last month, gathering information for potential new rules that would let self-driving semi-trucks, weighing as much as 80,000 pounds, on the road. The organizations involved call Assembly Bill 316 a win-win for tech and drivers — safety on the roads and security for their jobs. Regulations allowing for light-duty autonomous delivery vehicles weighing less than 10,000 pounds were approved in 2019. This latest public workshop held by the DMV is said to help the department determine the next steps for heavy-duty autonomous vehicles weighing up to 80,000 pounds.