wire / 2026-08-05-b819
Teamsters Sue California Over Autonomous Truck Regulations Citing Safety and Job Risks
The Teamsters would like the California DMV to show its work before eighty-thousand-pound driverless trucks share the freeway with everyone else.
The facts
Teamsters California has sued the California DMV, alleging the agency failed to properly assess and disclose the safety and economic risks of allowing AI-driven, driverless heavy-duty trucks on public roads. The union claims the rushed regulations threaten public safety and could lead to significant job losses.