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


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Published in Politics and Government on Saturday, February 22nd 2025 at 12:40 GMT by News4Jax   Print publication without navigation

  • 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.

Elon Musk's cost-cutting team, known as the "Cost-Cutting Committee," is implementing layoffs at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the agency responsible for overseeing Tesla, Musk's electric vehicle company. This move has raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest and the impact on auto safety regulations. Critics argue that reducing the workforce at NHTSA could compromise the agency's ability to effectively monitor and regulate vehicle safety, especially at a time when Tesla faces multiple investigations related to its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technologies. The layoffs are part of a broader initiative by the Biden administration to streamline government operations, but the involvement of Musk's team in these decisions has sparked debate over the influence of private sector interests on public safety agencies.

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