The Trump administration is reportedly seeking to eliminate NHTSA’s reporting requirement for vehicle accidents involving automatic transmissions.

According to the source report ReutersPresident-elect Donald Trump’s reform group is trying to kill a law passed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that requires car manufacturers to report accidents if advanced driver assistance technology or driver assistance systems are used within 30 seconds of an accident. NHTSA issued Standing General Order in 2021, saying that its purpose is to collect data that can help identify things that can protect the security.

The data has been used to investigate accidents involving six companies so far, including Tesla and GM’s Cruise (which is close his robotaxi program starting this week). Tesla “disdains” the reporting requirement and believes the data could mislead consumers, Reuters reports, citing sources close to Tesla management. In the document viewed by ReutersThe reform group in charge of creating a 100-day plan for the auto industry is said to have recommended that the incoming administration scrap the proposal, saying it needed to “gather” more information.

It is not known whether Elon Musk – who he donated more than $250 million to help Trump get elected and he was appointed to lead the new “Department of Public Works“Next to Vivek Ramaswamy – he had every part of the story. Tesla has reported more than 1,500 accidents, and there were 40 of the 45 accidents reported to NHTSA, Reuters reports. But, according to University of South Carolina law professor Bryant Walker Smith, who spoke with him ReutersTesla has more cars on the road with advanced driver assistance technology and collects more real-time accident data than other companies, which can lead to countless incidents.