Teamsters Push for Good Jobs, Safe Streets
While AVs Continue to Wreak Havoc on Public Roads
SAN
FRANCISCO, Dec. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In
response to news that General Motors (GM) will halt funding
for its Autonomous Vehicle (AV) subsidiary Cruise, Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region
International Vice President and President of Teamsters Joint
Council 7, released the following statement:
"With its decision to cut funding for Cruise AV development, GM
is finally acknowledging what the general public already knows:
robotaxis are not safe. This has been blindingly obvious ever since
Cruise robotaxis ran over pedestrians, blocked first responders
from doing their jobs, nearly collided with a seven-year-old boy,
and caused traffic pileups on multiple occasions.
"Unfortunately, autonomous vehicles developed by companies like
Waymo and Zoox continue to put pedestrians in harm's way across
California and in other states
nationwide. These companies aren't just threatening public safety,
they're threatening the livelihoods of tens of millions of
Americans who turn a key for a living. The news about GM and Cruise
should be a reminder to agencies like the California Public
Utilities Commission, the California Department of Motor Vehicles,
and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about the
destruction these vehicles can cause. These agencies need to
protect our roads and the American middle class by doing a far
better job of enforcing existing AV regulations and implementing
new ones wherever needed.
"The Teamsters will continue to demand real accountability from
transportation regulatory agencies and the greedy tech companies
that seek to control them so we can protect good jobs and keep our
streets safe."
Teamsters Joint Council 7 represents 100,000 members in 18 local
unions across Northern California,
the Central Valley, Northern
Nevada.
Contact:
Matt McQuaid (202)
624-6877
mmcquaid@teamster.org
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