transportation technology
Transportation Technology Newsletter #16
Posted OnOctober 30, 2023 byIssue #16 October 27, 2023 If you see or hear about new technologies or services, please send us an email, TransportationTech@twu.org BREAKING: Cruise Suspends Robotaxi Operations Nationwide After greenlighting unsafe deployment of autonomous vehicles on California streets, the state’s motor vehicle agency informed AV company Cruise that it was revoking its permits to operate AVs…Read More…
Decision to Expand Robotaxi Operations in San Francisco Underscores Need for Federal Oversight
Posted OnAugust 11, 2023 byDecision to Expand Robotaxi Operations in San Francisco Underscores Need for Federal Oversight John Samuelsen, International President of the Transport Workers Union of America, issues this statement in response to a decision by the California Public Utilities Commission to expand robotaxi operations in San Francisco: “It is glaringly clear that the California Public Utilities Commission,…Read More…
Transportation Technology Campaign Newsletter #14
Posted OnAugust 4, 2023 byIf you see or hear about new technologies or services, please send us an email, TransportationTech@twu.org TWU to House Committee: Autonomous Vehicles Legislation Must Prioritize Safety & Union Jobs TWU International President John Samuelsen told the House Energy and Commerce Committee that the union will “work against” legislation that “fails to properly regulate autonomous vehicles, preserve…Read More…
TWU Transportation Technology Campaign Newsletter: May 2023
Posted OnMay 16, 2023 byIf you see or hear about new technologies or services, please send us an email, TransportationTech@twu.org Memo to Transit Agencies: Carnegie Mellon Bus Automation Research Throws Cold Water on Driverless Transit City and state transportation officials are experimenting with unproven autonomous transportation systems – from robo taxis and driverless buses and shuttles to various configurations of…Read More…
TWU Transportation Technology Campaign Newsletter: April 2023
Posted OnApril 12, 2023 byIf you see or hear about new technologies or services, please send us an email, TransportationTech@twu.org Gizmodo Reports “Cruise and Waymo Self-Driving Taxis Terrorizing Transit Operators” in SF Muni It turns out that robotaxi companies are creating havoc in – or as Gizmodo reports, “terrorizing” – San Francisco’s Muni transit system where TWU operators work. Widespread…Read More…
Transportation Technology Campaign Newsletter #9
Posted OnJune 29, 2022 byIssue #9 June 29, 2022 If you see or hear about new technologies or services, please send us an email, TransportationTech@twu.org TWU Transportation Tech Campaign Featured at AFL-CIO Convention The TWU’s transportation technology campaign played a prominent role at the AFL-CIO’s 29th convention held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the union educated convention attendees about the benefits of…Read More…
Transportation Technology Campaign Newsletter #8
Posted OnMay 23, 2022 byTransportation Technology Campaign Newsletter Issue #8 May 19, 2022 If you see or hear about new technologies or services, please send us an email, TransportationTech@twu.org Human Operators in Public Transit ‘Highly Likely’ Even as Autonomous Vehicle Tech Advances, Carnegie Mellon University Experts Reveal in New Paper This paper is a critical contribution to the evolving…Read More…
Carnegie Mellon University researchers echo what TWU has long said: Human operators must remain onboard transit vehicles as Automation Technologies Advance
Posted OnMay 19, 2022 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 19, 2022 Contact: Jonna Huseman, jhuseman@twu.org Carnegie Mellon University researchers echo what TWU has long said: Human operators must remain onboard transit vehicles as Automation Technologies Advance Washington, DC — The Transport Workers Union of America today is praising new, independent research from Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Traffic21, a transportation…Read More…