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Tesla CEO’s influence in Trump admin worries families of crash victims — The families request a meeting with the Secretary of Transportation, urge the department to keep a crash reporting rule in effect
“Deeply concerned”
In a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, seven families say they are “deeply concerned” that the federal government would water down oversight of driver assist technology like Tesla’s Autopilot. “Just as your family has experienced the life-shattering consequences of a preventable motor vehicle collision, we’ve had our own devastating experiences, all of which were caused by Tesla’s autonomous driving technology being released onto the roadways without the necessary safeguards,” they write. During his confirmation hearing, Duffy was asked by Senate Democrats whether he would allow safety investigations into Tesla’s advanced driving technology to proceed, given Musk’s status as a major donor and special advisor to Trump.
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