Removing the crash-disclosure provision would particularly benefit Tesla, which has reported most of the crashes – more than 1,500 – to federal safety regulators under the program.

The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a Elon Musk’s Tesla, according to a document seen by Reuters, a move that could cripple the government’s ability to investigate and regulate the safety of vehicles with automated-driving systems.

Under the NHTSA rule, Tesla was required to report thousands of crashes involving its driver assist tech. Scrapping the rule would leave us all in the dark.