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TWU Tech Newsletter: Feds Demand AVs Stop Interfering With First Responders

NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison issued a call to action urging AV companies to immediately clean up their operations or get off the road.

TWU Tech Newsletter: Robots Come for the Ramps

Humanoid, robot baggage handlers are undergoing a trial run at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, according to the Guardian and CNBC, with the Chinese-made robots performing baggage handling and cabin cleaning duties. The publications note that Japan Airlines, which operates flights to and from the United States, is facing labor pressure from an aging domestic workforce. But the robots are currently unable to perform many tasks on the job that require dexterity.

TWU Tech Newsletter: A Victory in Congress for Workers Over AVs

The bipartisan Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill introduced by Representatives Sam Graves (R-MO) and Rick Larsen (D-WA) is a massive win for workers fighting to preserve jobs and increase safety as autonomous vehicle technology develops beyond robotaxis to transit buses, motorcoaches, school buses and other commercial vehicles, TWU International President John Samuelsen said.

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