Elon Musk has long railed against the U.S. government, saying federal investigations and safety programs have stymied Tesla. Now, his relationship with Trump means many of those headaches could vanish.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk has long railed against the U.S. government, saying a crushing number of federal investigations and safety programs have stymied Tesla, his electric car company, and its efforts to create fleets of robotaxis and other self-driving automobiles.

Elon Musk has repeatedly misled the public about federal spending while playing a leading role in President Donald Trump’s effort to cut that spending.

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

Musk said in a Thursday public appearance his security detail should potentially be bigger and that he was “open to ideas” on improving his security.