Unions Urge Slow-Down as Self-Driving Car Laws Pick Up Speed
- Measure approved 54-0 in House panel to enable development
- Labor leaders lobby for worker, safety measures in bills
Race To Build Self-Driving Cars Accelerates
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Labor unions are urging a slowdown as lawmakers fast track legislation to allow self-driving vehicles on the road, a potential boon to some union jobs and an existential threat to others.
The House Energy & Commerce committee Thursday advanced legislation on a 54-0 vote that would begin the process of changing regulations to allow cars and trucks that operate without human drivers. Similar legislation is being developed in the Senate with rare bipartisan support, an effort supported by automakers such as Ford Motor Co. and Tesla Inc. as well as technology firms Alphabet Inc., Lyft Inc. and others that are developing the vehicles.