Newsom kills driverless truck safety bill, says he trusts the DMV

The California Legislature passed a bill earlier this month to require human safety drivers in heavy-duty robot trucks for at least the next five years. On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom killed it. "Considering... the existing regulatory framework that presently and sufficiently governs this particular technology, this bill is not needed at this time," the governor said in a veto message. The bill was sponsored by the Teamsters union and backed by highway safety advocates. Opposed: driverless technology companies, Silicon Valley lobbyists, and various chambers of commerce and business leadership groups.