How Elon Musk's crusade against government could benefit Tesla

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

How Elon Musk’s crusade against government could benefit Tesla

By KIMBERLY KINDY and BRIAN SLODYSKO
Updated 12:07 AM EST, February 11, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk has long railed against the U.S. government, saying a crushing number of federal investigations and safety programs have stymied Tesla, his electric car company, and its efforts to create fleets of robotaxis and other self-driving automobiles.

Now, Musk’s close relationship with President Donald Trump means many of those federal headaches could vanish within weeks or months.

On the potential chopping block: crash investigations into Tesla’s partially automated vehicles; a Justice Department criminal probe examining whether Musk and Tesla have overstated their cars’ self-driving capabilities; and a government mandate to report crash data on vehicles using technology like Tesla’s Autopilot.

The consequences of such actions could prove dire, say safety advocates who credit the federal investigations and recalls with saving lives.

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[chowder66]

1. Who needs them when you can just

Put a motor on a dumpster and fly down a hill ?
It would be just as safe.