The team behind the Trump administration's incoming transition into the White House is pushing to remove a car-crash reporting requirement, a move that would benefit Elon Musk's Tesla whilst simultaneously complicating investigations into the safety of vehicles with automated driving.
The Trump transition team tasked with creating a 100-day strategy for automotive policy came up with the proposal, which would benefit Musk's company. Tesla has had to report over 1500 crashes to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), with data demonstrating that vehicles from the company were involved in 40 out of 45 fatal crashes reported to NHTSA through Oct. 15, according to Reuters.
