The Teamsters union, who represent a big chunk of the truckers in the US, have lobbied against Tesla's self-driving truck efforts in the past.[^1]
I'll be interested to see if the Teamsters intensify their opposition to Tesla with these now hitting the streets -- even if they're lacking any self-driving abilities.
After further reading, I've learned that the membership is much smaller than I had thought.
The Teamsters Freight division, which includes other roles like dockworkers and mechanics, seems to only have 75,000 members.[^1] In 2019, the US Census Bureau reported there were 3.5M truckers.
I'll be interested to see if the Teamsters intensify their opposition to Tesla with these now hitting the streets -- even if they're lacking any self-driving abilities.
[1]: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/business/dealbook/teamste...