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Self-driving semis focus of California rules, legislation

California Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, a Democrat from Winters, California, speaks during a rally at the California Capitol on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. Aguiar-Curry has introduced a bill that would require human drivers to be present for self-driving semitrucks. (AP/Adam Beam)

California Assemblymember Tom Lackey, a Republican from Palmdale, California, speaks during a rally at the California Capitol on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. Lackey has co-authored a bill t hat would require human drivers to be present for self-driving semitrucks. (AP/Adam Beam)

Supporters of a bill that would require human drivers be present for self-driving semitrucks gather at the California Capitol on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP/Adam Beam)

Joe Garner, a truck driver and shop steward for the local 315 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, watches a rally at the California Capitol on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. Garner supports a bill that would require human drivers to be present for self-driving semitrucks. (AP/Adam Beam)

Self-driving semis focus of California rules, legislation