Trump chooses Apple Exec and leads the road safety agency

President Donald Trump has chosen to lead Apple executive Jonathan Morrison to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Senate submission.

Nominations will be reviewed and voted by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transport before they are sent to the Senate vote.

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Morrison has worked for Apple for the past four years. LinkedIn. TechCrunch reached out to Apple to learn more about Morrison’s role in the company.

Before that, he served as the chief advisor to the NHTSA during Trump’s first term. Morrison has a car background. He was previously president of Automobile Advisory Services and director of legal and regulatory issues for the New Automobile Dealer Association in California.

Morrison’s automotive-centric career could align with Trump’s goals for the transportation sector over the next four years.

Trump has already issued an executive order to suspend development of the Federally funded EV charging infrastructure Updates to automatic emergency braking requirements have been delayed. He intends to roll back the fuel efficiency standards of the Biden era and create more streamlined paths to develop AVS. Ends the crash report update From an autonomous car company.