Elon Musk said he'd push to regulate autonomous driving on the federal level 'if there's a department of government efficiency'

• Elon Musk pushed for national regularisation of autonomous vehicles during Tesla's net call.
• The Tesla CEO has antecedently said he'd beryllium willing successful a furniture domiciled nether a 2nd Trump admin.
• Musk said he's willing successful starring a imaginable authorities ratio commission.

Elon Musk said Wednesday that he thinks autonomous vehicles should beryllium approved astatine nan national level, alternatively than authorities by state, and that if he ends up pinch a domiciled successful nan White House, he'd make it happen.

The Tesla CEO made nan remark connected nan company's net telephone Wednesday. Tesla's third-quarter earnings hit expectations, and its banal was up 12% successful after-hours trading pursuing nan net release.

Musk said during nan telephone that he expects Tesla to person unsupervised afloat autonomous vehicles connected nan roadworthy successful Texas and California adjacent year, pending authorities approval. He said he would beryllium "shocked" if nan institution did not get approval, but that he thinks successful wide it would beryllium amended if autonomous vehicles were approved connected nan national level.

"There should beryllium a national support process for autonomous vehicles," Musk said connected nan call, adding, "If there's a section of authorities efficiency, I'll effort to thief make that happen. For everyone, not conscionable Tesla."

Musk did not mention Trump by name, but he antecedently said he would beryllium enthusiastic to return connected a White House domiciled centered connected enforcing government efficiency should Donald Trump return office.

"I can't wait," Musk said connected X, successful consequence to a Washington Post study astir Trump floating nan thought of a cabinet domiciled for nan billionaire. "There is simply a batch of discarded and needless regularisation successful authorities that needs to go."

The US regulates autonomous vehicles connected a authorities and national level, according to nan National Conference of State Legislatures. At slightest 29 states person enacted laws related to autonomous vehicles, nan relation said.

Since his endorsement of Trump successful July, Musk has been aiding nan Trump campaign's crushed game, flying to swing states, hosting municipality halls, and mounting up sweepstakes that encourages group to vote, which immoderate ineligible experts opportunity could breach predetermination law.

At a Pennsylvania municipality hallway connected October 18, Musk projected firing an unspecified number of national workers while providing them a two-year severance.

Musk did not respond to a petition for comment.