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california Senate - Jobs & The Economy
AB-316 (2023-2024)
Vehicles: autonomous vehicles
District 4 - Assemblymember Curry
Purpose
Seeks to ban autonomous truck deployments by requiring a "human safety operator" to be physically present in all heavy-duty autonomous vehicles.
Seeks to ban autonomous truck deployments by requiring a "human safety operator" to be physically present in all heavy-duty autonomous vehicles.
History 07/12/23 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Committee.
Votes: 07/11/23 (PASS) - Sen Transportation - Ayes: 14, Noes: 0, NVR: 2 - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Votes: 07/11/23 (PASS) - Sen Transportation - Ayes: 14, Noes: 0, NVR: 2 - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Position
- Recommended Position: Oppose
- While we believe it’s important to responsibly advance technology and monitor it for safety, by merely banning it causes California to be further behind from other parts of the country who are already creating autonomous vehicle highways
- Autonomous heavy-duty vehicles that operate in interstate commerce will fundamentally change the manner and speed in which goods move in our country while making roads safer for everyone. This technology also presents an array of environmental benefits, including greater fuel efficiency, more efficient use of physical infrastructure,
reduced congestion, and reduced agricultural spoilage and related preservation of soil and water resources. Moreover, autonomous long-haul trucking has the potential to broadly benefit the economy by improving the efficiency of countless industries that rely on moving goods on trucks, such as agriculture, retail, and manufacturing.
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