Earlier this week, Sen. Josh Hawley (R–Mo.) said he planned on introducing a bill requiring that autonomous vehicles always have a human operator in them, a measure the senator says is necessary to protect the jobs of truck drivers.

Driverless cars are "not safe" and "would be terrible, terrible for working people," said Hawley to Business Insider on Tuesday.

A draft of his proposed legislation would require a "human safety operator" behind the wheel at all times.

Similar bills pushed by the Teamsters union at the state level have been unsuccessful, even in liberal states where unions hold more influence over policymakers.

As it stands, Hawley and the Teamsters don't need to proactively pass any new policies to stop autonomous trucks.

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