Members of the President-elect Donald TrumpThe transition team has told advisers they plan to make a federal framework for fully self-driving vehicles one of the Department of Transportation’s priorities, according to people familiar with the matter.

If new rules allow cars without human control, there will be immediate benefits Elon Muskthe CEO of Tesla Inc. and megadonor to Trump, who has become a powerful part of the president-elect’s inner circle. He is betting the EV maker’s future on self-driving technology and artificial intelligence.