“An Act Relative to the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles”
A delegation of Massachusetts Teamsters recently urged state lawmakers to pass a bill aimed that will address the dangers of autonomous vehicles (AVs) at a legislative briefing sponsored by State Representative Jessica Giannino and State Senator Paul Feeney. Feeney and Giannino are the authors of “An Act Relative to the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles” (S.2393/H.3669), which would require a trained human operator in any AV.
“Waymo and other greedy tech companies are aggressively pushing a bill that would further boost profits by taking jobs away from millions of workers,” said Tom Mari, President of Teamsters Local 25. “Our elected leaders have a responsibility to support the middle class, and they can do that by passing a law requiring human operators in driverless cars and trucks.”
Teamsters drivers were joined by their allies in the State Police Association of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, and App Drivers Union.
