Minneapolis council advances proposal to mandate human drivers in robotaxis
The Minneapolis City Council advanced a proposal requiring human safety monitors in autonomous robotaxis to protect local rideshare driver jobs.
The Minneapolis City Council voted 7-4 to advance a proposal on Tuesday to require human “safety monitors” earning minimum pay rates in the drivers’ seats of autonomous robotaxis like Alphabet’s Waymo and Amazon’s Zoox. The proposal aims to protect the jobs of the state’s roughly 10,000 rideshare drivers, the majority of whom are Black and […]
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