According to the paper seen by Reuters, the group referred to the move as a mandate for “excessive” data collecting.
Requests for response from Tesla, Musk, and the Trump transition team were not answered. Reuters was unable to ascertain.
If Musk had any input on the transition-team’s ideas or whether the administration would really implement them.
The rule has also been condemned as onerous by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a trade association that represents the majority of major manufacturers, with the exception of Tesla.
According to a Reuters study of NHTSA accident data, 40 of the 45 fatal collisions that were reported to the agency up to October 15 were caused by Tesla.
A 2023 fatal accident in Virginia where a driver using the Tesla’s “Autopilot” feature collided with a tractor-trailer and a California collision.
