Newsom vetoed self-driving truck bill https://honeypot.net/post/newsom-vetoed-self-driving-truck-bill/

California governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required self-driving vehicles to have a human driver.

"Considering the longstanding commitment of my administration to addressing the present and future challenges for work and workers in California, and the existing regulatory framework that presently and sufficiently governs this particular technology, this bill [...] 

 @edbba727 "Frankly, it seems like it'd be cheaper and more efficient to pay those drivers to stay home than to pay them to perch in a self-driving truck."

*starts chanting*

UBI, UBI, UBI! 

 @edbba727 
That and the custody bill really make me wonder what he's thinking. We already know self-driving taxis are causing accidents, and who even let self-driving trucks be a thing?