Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrived in the Chinese capital, Beijing, on Sunday for a surprise visit, and is expected to meet with senior Chinese officials to discuss the launch of fully self-driving software and enable the transfer of data outside the country in Tesla cars, according to Reuters.
Musk’s trip to China was not announced, and a person familiar with the matter spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, as he was not authorized to speak to the media.
The American electric car manufacturer introduced the fully autonomous driving system (FSD) in its cars 4 years ago, which is the highest level of autonomy in self-driving software , but it has not yet provided this technology in China, which is the company’s second largest market worldwide, as Tesla has sold more than 1.7 million cars there in China since it entered this market ten years ago, and the Shanghai factory is the largest factory in the world.
Official Chinese media reported that Elon Musk’s plan includes a meeting with Ren Hongbin, the government official who heads the China Council for International Trade Development, which is the organizing body for the upcoming Beijing Auto Show. right now.
Chinese companies that compete with Tesla, such as Xpeng, are trying to outperform the American company by offering software similar to what Tesla offers in their cars.
This April, Musk said that Tesla could provide a self-driving system to customers in China “very soon,” in response to an inquiry on the social media platform X by the American billionaire.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 20/04/2024
Musk is also trying to get permission to transfer data the company collects inside China overseas with the goal of training algorithms for self-driving technologies, according to the person familiar with the matter. case
Since 2021, Tesla has stored all the data collected by its Chinese car fleet in Shanghai, as requested by the Chinese authorities, and has not transferred anything to the United States.
According to industry experts, China’s complex traffic situation with higher numbers of pedestrians and cyclists compared to many other markets provides more important conditions for training self-driving algorithms at faster speeds.
This April, the American company announced that 10% of its employees were laid off worldwide, at a time when it is facing a decline in its sales due to the intensity of the car price war. electricity led by competing Chinese companies.
2024-04-28 19:01:03
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