California's Democratic governor has vetoed a bill that would have required human drivers to be on board self-driving trucks.

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.

  • CethinEnglish
    22•9 months 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…

    • @[email protected]English
      8•9 months ago

      Would be easier if set on its own dedicated track.

      Something like… a slightly slower Hyperloop! At those speeds, the “pods” wouldn’t need to run in a pressurized tube. I’ll name it “OKLoop”.

    • @[email protected]English
      6•9 months ago

      You could even have the whole thing start and stop with one set of controls.

      Get this idea to Elon immediately. He’ll have XRails running all over the country by 2050, from San Diego, all the way to, ooh, Los Angeles I suppose. Can’t imagine it would get much further than that before he gets bored of the idea.

    • @[email protected]
      1•9 months ago

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