Elon Musk: Regulations Never Die—We Must Scrub Them Regularly for the Greater Good

Elon Musk: Regulations should be scrubbed periodically.

“It's always important to bear in mind that regulations are immortal. They never die unless somebody actually goes and kills them. A lot of times, regulations can be put in place for all the right reasons.

There used to be a rule in the early days when people were concerned about automobiles, because it was a pretty scary thing to see a carriage just going around by itself.

So, in a lot of states, you had to carry a lantern in front of the automobile, 100 paces ahead. There had to be someone with a lantern on a pole. You should really get rid of that regulation.

And they did, you know. It would really be awkward [otherwise].

Regulations, even if done correctly and being right at the time, it's always important to go back and scrub those periodically to make sure they're still sensible and they're still serving the greater good.”

National Governors Association, July 15, 2017