Elon Musk's cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company's cars.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has raised questions about crashes involving Tesla’s self-driving technology.

The Tesla CEO has said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is slowing progress on autonomous vehicles.

Elon Musk's influence leads to job cuts at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which oversees Tesla. The agency has cut several positions amid ongoing investigations into Tesla's crashes.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is firing nearly half of a small government team that regulates autonomous vehicles, The Washington Post

Elon Musk's chainsaw has been swinging through the federal government over the last few weeks, with his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chopping down budgets and excising staff at a number of agencies.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will lose between 70 and 80 people, split roughly evenly between firings of probationary employees and buyouts, according to people briefed on the staff cuts.

Elon Musk's team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his Tesla company's cars.