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California bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed by governor

Headline from WHEC Rochester

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to require human drivers on board self-driving trucks, a measure that union leaders and truck drivers said would save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state.

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    California bill to have humans drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed by governor (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to require human drivers on board self-driving trucks, a measure that union leaders and truck drivers said would save hundreds…

  2. Fortune

    Bill requiring human drivers for self-driving trucks vetoed (opens Fortune)

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    California Gov. Gavin Newsom, fearing companies making self-driving technologies would leave the state, vetoed the bill despite union protests.

  3. Courthouse News Service

    California governor vetoes autonomous vehicle bill (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Assembly Bill 316 would have banned driverless heavy-duty vehicles and was supported by the Teamsters and California Labor Federation.

  4. Times Of San Diego

    Gov. Newsom Vetoes Bill Banning Self-Driving Trucks on California Roads (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Gov. Gavin Newsom late on Friday vetoed a bill to prevent heavy-duty driverless trucks from operating in the state, in a relief for companies developing autonomous technology to haul goods across the U.S.

  5. New York Post

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill banning robotrucks without safety drivers (opens New York Post)

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    The labor-backed Assembly Bill 316, which requires a trained human driver to be present in autonomous vehicles weighing over 10,001 pounds, was passed by a heavy majority in both houses of the stat…

  6. FOX Business

    California Gov. Newsom vetoes union-supported bill to ban heavy-duty driverless trucks (opens FOX Business)

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    California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would ban the operation of heavy-duty driverless trucks “without a human safety operator" present.

  7. KEYT Santa Barbara

    California bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed by governor | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    California bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed by governor

  8. WHEC Rochester

    California bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed by governor (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to require human drivers on board self-driving trucks, a measure that union leaders and truck drivers said would save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state.

  9. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    California bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. >> California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to require human drivers on board self-driving trucks, a measure that union leaders and truck drivers said would save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state.

  10. CBS News

    Bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks vetoed by Gov. Newsom (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    California's Democratic governor has vetoed a bill that would have required human drivers to be on board self-driving trucks.

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