TECH - Labor Groups Urge For Investigation And Updated Policies Against Self-Driving Operators Waymo Zoox Beep: 'Vehicle Operations Are Unsafe' | Benzinga
Several unions and labor groups on Thursday wrote to the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) pressing for open investigations into automated vehicle operators including Waymo, Zoox and Beep. The call comes on the heels of NHTSA’s decision to launch an investigation into General Motors Co‘s (NYSE:GM) autonomous driving unit Cruise for safety concerns.
What Happened: Over 25 labor groups including United Auto Workers (UAW) wrote to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and NHTSA Acting Administrator Ann Carlson expressing expressing grave safety concerns about autonomous vehicles.
“Let us be clear: ADS-equipped vehicle operations are unsafe and untenable in their current form. This industry is in dire need of federal regulation and leadership to restore a modicum of safety and establish a realistic path for ...