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Elon Musk’s DOGE laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing Tesla - report
Feb. 24, 2025 3:26 AM ETTesla, Inc. (TSLA) StockBy: Arundhati Sarkar, SA News Editor

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The Elon Musk-run Department of Government Efficiency is cutting jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his EV company's cars, the Associated Press reported.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has cut a “modest” number 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, the report said.

The job cuts at NHTSA, enacted by Musk's advisory group, were earlier reported by The Washington Post.

In addition to investigations into Tesla’s partially automated vehicles, NHTSA has mandated that Tesla and other carmakers using self-driving technology report crash data on vehicles, a requirement that Tesla has criticized and that watchdogs fear could be eliminated, the AP report said.

“We have retained positions critical to the mission of saving lives, preventing injuries, and reducing economic costs due to road traffic crashes,” the statement said.

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Elon Musk’s DOGE laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing Tesla - report
Feb. 24, 2025 3:26 AM ETTesla, Inc. (TSLA) StockBy: Arundhati Sarkar, SA News Editor

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The Elon Musk-run Department of Government Efficiency is cutting jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his EV company's cars, the Associated Press reported.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has cut a “modest” number 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, the report said.

The job cuts at NHTSA, enacted by Musk's advisory group, were earlier reported by The Washington Post.

In addition to investigations into Tesla’s partially automated vehicles, NHTSA has mandated that Tesla and other carmakers using self-driving technology report crash data on vehicles, a requirement that Tesla has criticized and that watchdogs fear could be eliminated, the AP report said.

“We have retained positions critical to the mission of saving lives, preventing injuries, and reducing economic costs due to road traffic crashes,” the statement said.

Dear readers: We recognize that politics often intersects with the financial news of the day, so we invite you to click here to join the separate political discussion.

Elon Musk’s DOGE laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing Tesla - report
Feb. 24, 2025 3:26 AM ETTesla, Inc. (TSLA) StockBy: Arundhati Sarkar, SA News Editor

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The Elon Musk-run Department of Government Efficiency is cutting jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his EV company's cars, the Associated Press reported.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has cut a “modest” number 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, the report said.

The job cuts at NHTSA, enacted by Musk's advisory group, were earlier reported by The Washington Post.

In addition to investigations into Tesla’s partially automated vehicles, NHTSA has mandated that Tesla and other carmakers using self-driving technology report crash data on vehicles, a requirement that Tesla has criticized and that watchdogs fear could be eliminated, the AP report said.

“We have retained positions critical to the mission of saving lives, preventing injuries, and reducing economic costs due to road traffic crashes,” the statement said.

Dear readers: We recognize that politics often intersects with the financial news of the day, so we invite you to click here to join the separate political discussion.