[RoyTyrell]

And now he's bought his way into US aristocracy so he can do whatevr he wants and no one can stop him. He doesn't like criticism from the NTHSB? Well he can deem the NTHSB "inefficient" and have it downsized and the leaders sacked. Does the FTC think he's lying about his self-driving claims? Well maybe the FTC is inefficient and he just makes a call to Trump and the DoJ won't be investigating anything either. The US is now completely an oligarchy and kleptocracy.

[BriggyDwiggs42]

To be fair we’ve been ruled by corporations for a while.

[davidw]

This is taking it to another level.

[dwattttt]

After all the other levels it's been taken to? Surely not!

[archagon]

This is completely true, but it does mean his cars will be unsellable elsewhere in the developed world.