Musk's cost-cutting team is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing his car company [View all]
Source: Scripps News
Posted 12:32 PM, Feb 22, 2025 and last updated 12:35 PM, Feb 22, 2025
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company's cars.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has cut a “modest” amount of positions, according to a statement from the agency. Musk has accused NHTSA of holding back progress on self-driving technology with its investigations and recalls.
Asked about whether the cuts would impact any probes into Tesla, the agency referred to its statement that says it will “enforce the law on all manufacturers of motor vehicles and equipment.”
The job cuts at NHTSA enacted by Musk's advisory group on shrinking the federal government, the Department of Government Efficiency, was earlier reported by The Washington Post.
Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/president-trumps-first-100-days/musks-cost-cutting-team-is-laying-off-workers-at-the-auto-safety-agency-overseeing-his-car-company
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