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Meeting: *Rules & Legislation Committee on 2024-02-15 10:30 AM

Meeting Time: February 15, 2024 at 10:30am PST
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5 24-0075 Subject: Resolution To Co-Sponsor, And In Support Of California Senate Bill 915 (Dave Cortese) - The Autonomous Vehicle Service Deployment And Data Transparency Act From: Council President Fortunato Bas Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution For The City Of Oakland To Co-Sponsor, And In Support Of, California Senate Bill 915 (Dave Cortese), The Autonomous Vehicle Services Deployment And Data Transparency Act Prioritizing Local Control In The Decision To Deploy Autonomous Vehicle Services [NEW TITLE]

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    Tricia Suzuki Blinstrub 10 months ago

    Teamsters Joint Council 7, which represents many workers who live and work in the City of Oakland, strongly supports this resolution to have the City of Oakland co-sponsor SB 915 (Cortese) which would allow the City to have local control over the deployment of AV. We applaud Council Member Bas for sponsoring and taking lead on ensuring the safety of the City of Oakland is first and foremost when it comes to the deployment of these vehicles. We have seen first hand in San Francisco what happens when DMV and CPUC disregarded the concerns of the public and public safety agencies and expanded Waymo and Cruise's ability to have full deployment. It unfortunately resulted in two pedestrian accidents and multiple cases where fire and police vehicles were delayed due to stalled AV. The Teamsters respectfully ask that you support this resolution and co-sponsor SB 915 so that the City of Oakland has control over how AV are deployed in our City.