Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a surprise visit to Beijing on Sunday. He is expected to meet with senior officials to discuss the Full Self-Driving (FSD) software rollout and permission to transfer data overseas. The trip underscores Tesla’s efforts to expand its presence in China, its second-largest market globally.
Despite being rolled out four years ago, Tesla has yet to make its Full Self-Driving software available in China, prompting customer demand for its adoption. Musk recently hinted at the possibility of offering FSD to Chinese customers “very soon” in response to growing competition from local automakers like Xpeng, which have introduced similar autonomous driving features.
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