C o - authors of Workers Drive Minneapolis respond to sustained veto Council Members Wonsley, Osman, Chavez and Chowdhury October 15 th , 2026 The veto of Workers Drive Minneapolis handed a win to Google, Elon Musk , and Jeff Bezos. Meanwhile, thousands of working - class families in Minneapolis are facing difficult conversations about how they will make ends meet if a breadwinner loses their income to a driverless robotaxi. These drivers are our neighbors. Their work pays the rent, puts food on the table, and supports local businesses. They deserve a voice in shaping the future of their industry. Mayor Frey has not articulated any plan to mitigate the massive financial harms of this veto, which a new report found could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars of local economic activity and tax revenue Workers Drive Minneapolis provided a common - sense first step to mitigate catastrophic worker dislocation as a result of automation in the rideshare and trucking industries. With so many residents already stretched to the breaking point financially, and with our immigrant communities under attack by the federal government, allowing Big Tech to steal thousands of jobs from immigrant workers is unacceptable. Immediately following the vote, w e gave notice that we are re - start ing the legislative process to pass regulations on robotaxis. W e will continue the fight to protect our communities from the economic and physical dangers of driverless AI robotaxis. We are committed to holding Big Tech accountable and putting w orkers and local government in the driver's seat.