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Driverless tractors stoke 'fear mongering' at Cal/OSHA

03/22/23 7:17 AM By Brad Hooker
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A Cal/OSHA board has denied two petitions and several requests for an advisory committee to update a 70s-era labor code that bars the use of autonomous tractors.
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Brad Hooker
Associate Editor, Agri-Pulse West

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