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DOGE cuts nearly half of unit overseeing autonomous vehicles safety, Washington Post reports

  • The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will cut 10% of its workforce, impacting its oversight of autonomous vehicles, according to The Washington Post.
  • Elon Musk plans to launch a paid service using Tesla's Full Self-Driving technology in Austin this June, marking a test for ride-hail services.
  • Musk's actions have caused concerns over federal understanding of vehicle safety, as noted by a terminated engineer who commented on regulatory staff reductions.
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Musk’s Team to Lay off Auto Safety Agency Workers Overseeing His Car Company

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Musk's cost-cutting team laying off workers at auto safety agency overseeing his car company

New York: 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 w…

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Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times

Musk team is laying off workers at auto safety agency investigating Tesla crashes

Elon Musk’s team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his Tesla company’s cars.

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Musk's cost-cutting team is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing his car company

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.

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Musk’s cost-cutting team is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing his car company

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has cut a “modest” amount of positions, according to a statement from the agency.

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DOGE cuts nearly half of unit overseeing autonomous vehicles safety, Washington Post reports

Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency has cut three out of roughly seven people in a U.S. auto safety agency unit overseeing the safety of autonomous vehicles, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

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