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31 August 2026

Teamsters suit tests California’s driverless truck rules

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Teamsters suit tests California’s driverless truck rules

Outside of Texas, it’s California that has lately generated the most autonomous truck news, despite not hosting the trucks themselves. The primary reason lies in the state’s driverless truck rulemaking process. California until recently had not allowed autonomous truck testing, and has been drafting the rules since 2021. That changed when the state released its long-awaited framework. It’s this framework that has drawn the attention of organized labor from the California Teamsters.

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