WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump

has nominated an Apple ( AAPL ) executive to serve as the

nation's top auto safety regulator overseeing a number of

ongoing safety probes into Tesla.

Jonathan Morrison, who served as chief counsel of the

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration during the first

Trump administration, has been nominated to serve as the

agency's administrator, according to Senate records.

Last month, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he

would allow an ongoing government probe into Tesla's advanced

driver assistance system to continue.