On Dec. 3, the TWU filed comments to a Department of Transportation (DOT) document called “Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0” (AV 3.0). This DOT guidance document seeks to rush the use of driverless transit buses without much consideration for how it could harm workers and public safety. The TWU’s comments urge the DOT to reverse the course laid out in AV 3.0 and to address the needs of workers and the public who could be hurt by this technology.
Click here to read the comments.