Existing federal rules are strict about car manufacturers' ability to sell large quantities of vehicles without steering wheels or pedals.

The EV maker, led by key Trump advisor Elon Musk, recently showed off an autonomous vehicle called the Cybercab. Shares in Tesla, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) are rising in premarket trading this morning after reports that President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team wants to make a federal framework for fully self-driving cars a top priority for the Department of Transportation (DOT).