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 year ago

    Imagine a system were one driver could transport hundreds of trucks worth of cargo at once on preset routes. What an invention that would be…

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      1 year ago

      In the context of this discussion, switching to trains isn’t really going to address the idea of people raiding the cargo haulers, in whatever shape they’re in.

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        1 year ago

        You’re right, but it’s because stealing cargo isn’t an issue. Trains are just a much safer and efficient method of transportation that also requires very few people.

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      Yes we know trains exist trucks are used in addition for obvious reasons that won’t stop being true when we dont need drivers