A local Teamsters union in California said the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) responded “too little, too late” in deciding to suspend permits for some driverless vehicles.
The California DMV announced the “immediate” suspension of General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle testing permits on Tuesday, writing in a press release that it determined based on the driverless vehicles’ performance that they “are not safe for the public’s operation” and that their manufacturer “misrepresented any information related to safety of the autonomous technology of its vehicles.”
Teamsters Western Region International Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer Peter Finn of Teamsters Local 856 said in a press release that the DMV’s decision “is a step in the right direction, but it’s too little, too late.” Finn added that the Northern California labor union “will not be appeased by baby steps or half-measures.”
The union also expressed disappointment that the California DMV said Cruise could later apply to have its driverless permits reinstated, though the state agency “will not approve until the company has fulfilled the requirements to the department’s satisfaction.”
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