President Trump's recent executive order to streamline federal regulations, supported by Elon Musk, raises serious concerns among advocates about its impact on automotive safety. Critics argue it could lead to increased risks, particularly in the autonomous vehicle sector, while the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) already has a poor record of implementing safety regulations. Experts warn that cuts to the agency's workforce could further jeopardize public safety, especially given the rising road death rates. The move is viewed as a benefit to large corporations at the expense of health and safety regulations.
The executive order is not some small move about purported red tape. Combined with the other destructive moves of the Trump-Musk administration, it is also making it far, far more likely that the country will experience preventable health, environmental, and economic disasters.
The Trump administration defends those cuts as a course-correction from the Biden era, during which the agency grew by 30 percent, but safety experts worry about slashing regulators when road deaths are still high.
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