Car safety experts at NHTSA, which regulates Tesla, axed by DOGE

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_"The NHTSA, which has been a thorn in Tesla’s side for years, has eight active investigations into the company after receiving—and publishing—more than 10,000 complaints from members of the public.

Morale at the agency, which has ordered dozens of Tesla recalls and delayed the rollout of the group’s self-driving and driver-assistance software, has plunged following Doge’s opening salvo of job cuts, according to current and former NHTSA staff.

“There is a clear conflict of interest in allowing someone with a business interest influence over appointments and policy at the agency regulating them,” said one former senior NHTSA figure, who was not among the Doge-led layoffs."_

Musk is clearly avenging the NHTSA probes into Tesla. Single-handedly decimating the safety culture that currently exists.

Job cuts at the US traffic safety regulator instigated by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency disproportionately hit staff assessing self-driving risks...

The NHTSA, which has been a thorn in Tesla’s side for years, has eight active investigations into the company after receiving—and publishing—more than 10,000 complaints from members of the public...

Oligarchy and self-dealing are what pass for public policy these days in Washington, DC.

Protests need to be 3x bigger because the revolution isn't being televised. 5M people and the corporate-owned media carries water for the establishment by downplaying them as "thousands".

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