Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has laid off 4 percent of its workers, a transportation official said. The agency has raised questions about crashes involving Tesla’s self-driving technology.

Elon Musk's team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his Tesla company's cars.

Key federal agencies have instructed their employees not to comply with Elon Musk’s demand that they explain what they accomplished last week or risk losing their jobs