Commentator: Policymakers must not let Teamsters' rent-seeking block autonomous trucks
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-08-26
Alec Stapp on the Teamsters' pushback against autonomous trucking: the union will do what it does, but policymakers shouldn't let its rent-seeking succeed. He argues we need autonomous trucks for safer streets and more affordable products.
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