Tesla could benefit the most from new rules on reporting of self-driving car crashes

A Tesla Model 3 vehicle drives using Full Self-Driving in California, US. The Transportation Department announced on April 24 that it will no longer require automakers to report certain kinds of non-fatal crashes – but the exception will apply only to partial self-driving vehicles using so-called Level 2 systems, the kind Tesla deploys. — Reuters

NEW YORK: Rule changes announced by the Trump administration last week could allow automakers to report fewer crashes involving self-driving cars, with Tesla potentially emerging as the main beneficiary.

The Transportation Department announced on April 24 that it will no longer require automakers to report certain kinds of non-fatal crashes – but the exception will apply only to partial self-driving vehicles using so-called Level 2 systems, the kind Tesla deploys. Tesla CEO Elon Musk had complained the old reporting rules cast his company in a bad light.