"I want to protect the jobs of a narrow constituency so that I can win reelection" is not a winning campaign slogan, so politicians insist they're protecting you instead. That's the tactic Sen. John Fetterman (D–Pa.) employed on Tuesday in a bid to convince the public that autonomous trucks need human supervisors.
Aurora Innovation, a self-driving truck company, recently rejected the Teamsters' demand for human operators. This drew the attention of Fetterman, who took to X on Tuesday to argue that trucks and drivers are "a necessary partnership for America's highways and economy." Agreeing with the Teamsters Union, Feterman said "self-driving trucks should *always* be supervised by a qualified professional to keep our roads safe."
