Transportation

Newsom vetoes autonomous truck bill

It would have required a human safety driver in trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds.

Austin Jenkins

06:43 AM, Sep 23, 2023

Traffic moves on the Golden Gate Bridge as seen from the Golden Gate Overlook in San Francisco, California, on Friday, May 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a closely watched bill that would have required a human safety driver on board autonomous trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds.

The Friday evening veto announcement of AB 316 came at the end of a week when the Teamsters union rallied supporters in Los Angeles and Sacramento demanding that Newsom sign it.

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