SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to require human drivers on board self-driving trucks, a measure that union leaders and truck drivers said would save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state.

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      1 year ago

      Ah yes the ol “It’s cheaper sometimes to kill a couple people than employ a few more people” argument.

      Haven’t heard that one in a while.

      What is the going rate for a human life these days? 3 Full time employees? 4?

        • Historically speaking, it’s sadly far from uncommon.

          They just cross their fingers and hope that it never happens. Companies have a bad habit of deciding that they would keep more money paying for a lawsuit than they would keep by paying employees. If a company is worth billions, a few million is a drop in the bucket.

          There’s a VERY good reason for many safety regulations. A lot of these regulations have been paid for with blood and death.

          I wish we were better as a species, but here we are.