Autonomous Vehicles

TEAMSTERS DEMAND REGULATORY AGENCIES HOLD AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE COMPANIES TO ACCOUNT AS GM HALTS FUNDING FOR CRUISE

December 13, 2024
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Teamsters Push for Good Jobs, Safe Streets While AVs Continue to Wreak Havoc on Public Roads

(SAN FRANCISCO) – 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.

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Teamsters Charge Waymo with Violating San Francisco Anti-Corruption Law

October 17, 2024
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Google Subsidiary Flouted Rules When It Sought Access to San Francisco Airport

Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (202) 624-6877 Email: mmcquaid@nullteamster.org

(SAN FRANCISCO) – Teamsters are calling on the San Francisco Ethics Commission to investigate Waymo, the autonomous vehicle (AV) subsidiary of Google, after several of the company’s employees illegally failed to register as lobbyists for meetings with San Francisco International Airport (SFO) officials. Waymo was pressuring the officials for access so their driverless cars could “map” the airport.

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