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As it continues to set up its team, the recently elected U.S. President Donald Trump that the Trump team is seeking policy leaders for the Department of Transportation to develop a framework for regulating self-driving vehicles, Bloomberg reported Sunday citing people familiar with the matter.
Two sources told Bloomberg that a bipartisan measure is in the early stages of discussion in Congress that aims to establish federal rules governing autonomous vehicles, two of the sources said.
Trump has swiftly started compiling a list of individuals he intends to appoint to his cabinet and other senior positions for his second term having announced 12 out of the 25 senators less than two weeks after being elected.
The report says one potential candidate for Transportation Secretary is Emil Michael, Uber Technologies’s former Chief Business Officer who has reportedly been in talks with Trump’s team and potential staffers.
The department manages an annual budget of around $110 billion and is responsible for regulating pipelines, railways, automobiles, trucks, and transit systems. It also administers federal funding for highway maintenance and other infrastructure initiatives.
Sam Graves of Missouri and Garret Graves of Louisiana have also been mentioned as potential candidates to lead the department, according to the sources.
Tesla aims to reach volume production for the Cybercab by 2026, targeting output of 2 million vehicles annually without a prolonged ramp-up.
At the last earnings conference call, CEO Elon Musk stated, “We do feel confident in Cybercab reaching volume production in 2026—not just starting production but achieving volume production of at least 2 million units per year (when ramped).”
Tesla plans to launch a ride-hailing service featuring the Cybercab in Texas and California next year. The vehicle will be manufactured using Tesla’s new “unboxed” method, which Musk described as “in its own league” during the company’s third-quarter earnings call.
The Cybercab, Tesla says, will offer automatic climate control, personalized seating, and music preferences, all activated before pickup.
The company aims to roll out its Unsupervised Full-Self Driving (FSD) system by 2025, projecting that it will be “safer than a human” by then.
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