It’s reported members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team have told advisers they plan to make a federal framework for fully self-driving vehicles one of the Transportation Department’s priorities, according to people familiar with the matter.

Fortune reports current federal rules pose “significant roadblocks” for companies looking to deploy vehicles without steering wheels or foot pedals in large quantities, which Tesla plans to do.

It says the Trump team is looking for policy leaders for the department to develop a framework to regulate self-driving vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because they weren’t authorised to speak publicly.

The report also comments that if new rules enable cars without human controls, that would directly benefit Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO and Trump mega-donor who has become a powerful fixture in the president-elect’s inner circle.

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