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.
Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, head of the California Labor Federation, said driverless trucks are dangerous and called Newsom's veto shocking.
Businesses say self-driving trucks would help them transport products more efficiently.
Last Tuesday in Sacramento, hundreds of truck drivers, union leaders and other supporters of the bill rallied at the state Capitol.
There are about 200,000 commercial truck drivers in California, according to Teamsters officials.
Persons:
Gavin Newsom, Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, ” Fletcher, Newsom, Administration “
Organizations:
—, California Labor Federation, Democratic, Department of Motor Vehicles, California, Patrol, Traffic, Administration, Union, Business, Economic
Locations:
SACRAMENTO, Calif, — California, San Francisco, Sacramento, California