Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has laid off approximately 10% of staff at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), impacting key safety evaluations for autonomous vehicles. This includes several engineers from the agency’s autonomous vehicle oversight team, potentially crippling the federal government’s understanding of safety issues surrounding self-driving technologies. The staff cuts are part of a broader initiative affecting various agencies, highlighting concerns regarding the future of vehicle safety under reduced regulatory oversight.
"If the question is, will this affect the federal government's ability to understand the safety case behind Tesla's vehicles, then yes, it will."
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