California Gov. Gavin Newsome vetoed Assembly Bill 316, which would have banned driverless autonomous trucks over 10,000 pounds from California roads. He said the regulation was unnecessary and existing laws provide sufficient authority for oversight and regulatory framework.
Shortly before Newsom vetoed the bill, the Teamsters released a statement demanding he sign the bill into law. Just days earlier, a large group of Teamsters and others marched on the California Capitol to voice support for the bill that would have prevented further driverless trucking in the state.
“I’m here today because Gavin Newsom has signaled his intent to turn his back on the safety of 39 million Californians and veto AB 316, not only putting every California driver in danger, but opening big tech to eliminating hundreds of thousands of jobs,” said Mike Di Bene, a member of Teamsters Local 70 in Oakland. “AB 316 is the least we must do.”
“He is sending a message to California and every state in this country that technology should overrule middle-class jobs,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien.
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