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Elon Musk's Tesla faces chaos as Donald Trump ally backs safety investigation into electric cars
Donald Trump's nominee for Transportation Secretary has pledged to allow ongoing safety investigations into Tesla vehicles to continue, despite the close relationship between the former president and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Trump’s Transportation Nominee Claims He’ll Let the Investigation Into Musk’s Tesla Continue
During a confirmation hearing in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, Sean Duffy, who is a former Republican congressman and lobbyist, claimed that he would allow the regulatory process to work itself out when it came to the car company owned by Trump’s buddy and political benefactor, Elon Musk.
Trump USDOT nominee says Tesla safety probe will continue
President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the Transportation Department said he would allow an ongoing government probe into Tesla's advanced driver assistance system to continue.
Trump’s transportation pick says he’ll let Tesla investigations proceed
Ex-Congressman Sean Duffy, who was nominated to lead the Department of Transportation, also said the US needs “clear rules” about autonomous vehicles.
Trump Transportation nominee to allow probe of Tesla self-driving cars to continue
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Transportation confirmed Wednesday that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s ongoing investigation into Tesla’s self-driving software will continue in the new administration.
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Transportation secretary nominee Sean Duffy supports NHTSA investigations into Tesla
Sean Duffy, Trump's pick to lead the Department of Transportation, will support NHTSA's safety probes into Tesla's vehicles.
NHTSA opens probe into 2.6 million Tesla vehicles due to summon feature
The “Actually Smart Summon” feature enables drivers to remotely summon or move their vehicles to them or another location via ...
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Duffy Vows to Not Protect Musk in NHTSA Probe of Tesla
Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead USDOT, promised to not interfere with ongoing NHTSA investigations ...
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Musk Says Unsupervised Full Self-Driving Is Almost Here, but the Data Says Otherwise
Musk shared some data on X that appears to bolster his case at first glance, but it actually shows the opposite.
After 4 crashes, NHTSA to examine Tesla feature that allows cars to move via phone app
Tesla owners can move cars equipped with Actually Smart Summon, but federal regulators plan to study the feature's safety.
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Sean Duffy promised to not interfere in ongoing agency investigations into Elon Musk’s electric car company if confirmed to ...