Posted on 10/27/2024 1:16:40 PM PDT by Salman
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Teamsters are calling on the San Francisco Ethics Commission to investigate Waymo, the autonomous vehicle (AV) subsidiary of Google, after several of the company’s employees illegally failed to register as lobbyists for meetings with San Francisco International Airport (SFO) officials. Waymo was pressuring the officials for access so their driverless cars could “map” the airport.
“These companies know that their products are unpopular, unsafe, and bad for working families, so they’re trying to steamroll policymakers and the public by putting AVs on the road before anyone has a chance to find out just how dangerous they are,” said Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region International Vice President and President of Joint Council 7. “These things should be nowhere near an airport. It’s disgraceful that Waymo is trying to sneak into SFO without even bothering to follow the law.”
Waymo has invested heavily in preventing AV restrictions from coming to California – last year, the company was the eighth-largest spender on state lobbying. The efforts have paid off: California Governor Gavin Newsom has consistently allied with Big Tech on AVs despite well-documented safety problems and widespread public opposition to them. Most recently, he moved closer to allowing for the expansion of driverless trucks.
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What has been done to Iran should be done to Google.
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. The Teamsters accusing anyone of corruption is like the NAZIs accusing anyone of genocide.
Illegally failed to register as lobbyist.
Hunter Biden turns lights out unplugs phone.
Bribery works.
That is why everybody does it.
“ Most recently, he moved closer to allowing for the expansion of driverless trucks.”
Which is where the Teamsters get upset at the possibility that their members can be replaced.
Good. I would love to see more of these vehicles torched. We saw a bunch of them last night and they are a major menace to pedestrians and other vehicles.
Yes I am a luddite
My thoughts, too. Teamsters + corruption in a headline only means one thing to this geezer.
Where is Jimmy Hoffa buried, anyway?
Aren’t the Waymo cars the ones honking at each other in their own parking lot at 4 am, disturbing the neighborhood?
It’s like turning loose a bunch of Furbies on wheels.
“Waymo” sounds like a word that a Furby would say, too.
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