Trump picks Apple exec to guide transportation security company

President Donald Trump has chosen Jonathan Morrison, an Apple government, to move the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, per a Senate submitting.

The nomination shall be reviewed and voted on by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation earlier than being despatched for a full Senate vote. 

If he’s sworn in, Morrison will oversee an company that’s actively probing Elon Musk’s Tesla, investigations that Department of Transportation head Sean Duffy says will proceed.

Morrison spent the final 4 years working at Apple, in line with his LinkedIn. TechCrunch has reached out to Apple to study extra about Morrison’s position on the firm.

Before that, he served as chief counsel for NHTSA throughout Trump’s first time period. Morrison has an automotive background; He was beforehand president of Auto Advisory Services and director of authorized and regulatory affairs on the California New Car Dealers Association. 

Morrison’s car-centric profession may align with Trump’s targets for the transportation sector over the subsequent 4 years. 

Trump has already issued an government order to pause the event of federally funded EV charging infrastructure and has delayed updates to computerized emergency braking necessities. He intends to roll again Biden period gasoline effectivity requirements, create a extra streamlined path to develop AVs, and finish crash reporting updates from self-driving automotive firms.