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California bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed by governor (apnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Companies who make alarms clocks should have to pay for all the knocker-upper jobs lost! Automation has been affecting the workforce for centuries, and it isn't going to stop any time soon.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

However the effects are becoming increasingly dramatic as more and more of the population finds themselves in an economy with no jobs for them. Eventually UBI will become necessary once we hit the tipping point.