The U.S. Senate confirmed Jonathan Morrison as the permanent head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), ending a three-year vacancy. Morrison will now oversee several ongoing safety probes concerning Tesla vehicles.

• The Senate voted 51-47 to confirm Morrison, along with 47 other nominees.
• Morrison, a former lawyer at Apple and chief counsel at the NHTSA during President Donald Trump's first term, will lead investigations including into 174,000 Tesla Model Y cars for inoperative electronic door handles.
• Current investigations also involve Tesla's delays in submitting crash reports related to advanced driver-assistance systems, 2.4 million Tesla vehicles with full self-driving technology after four reported collisions, and 2.6 million Tesla vehicles concerning crashes linked to remote movement features.