"Hawley said he planned to introduce a bill on the topic "soon," but declined to offer further details. A self-styled populist, Hawley staked out his stance against autonomous vehicles in a speech at the National Conservatism last week, where he cast AI as part of a transhumanist project and called for a series of restrictions on the technology. "Only humans should drive cars and trucks," Hawley said at the time."
"On Tuesday, Hawley told BI that he was motivated in large part by the impact that self-driving cars could have on professions like truck drivers, taxi drivers, and Uber drivers, which account for millions of jobs. "If AVs become the norm, the Teamsters won't exist anymore," Hawley said, referring to the labor union that's best known for representing commercial truck drivers."
Sen. Josh Hawley plans to introduce a bill to ban autonomous vehicles nationwide, saying fully self-driving cars are unsafe and harmful to working people. He described autonomous vehicles as part of a transhumanist push and urged restrictions on AI, while supporting AI-driven driver-assistance features. Hawley emphasized the potential job losses for millions of truck drivers, taxi drivers, and ride-share drivers, warning that unions such as the Teamsters could disappear if AVs become widespread. Fully autonomous vehicles are already operating in cities like San Francisco and Austin, and Hawley’s proposal seeks an outright ban rather than tighter regulation.
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