Sources: China mulling Tesla robotaxi tests
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Sources: China mulling Tesla robotaxi tests

China Daily  

A Tesla Model X vehicle on display during an expo in Yantai, Shandong province last month. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY China is very likely to support US vehicle maker Tesla's local testing of robotaxis, and may move to consider data compliance issues given that data regulators attended a recent top-level meeting that involved Elon Musk, the automaker's CEO, sources told China Daily on Wednesday. Experts and domestic self-driving firms believe that Tesla's progress reinforces China's commitment to further open up to more foreign players in the Chinese market for mutual benefit, especially in some emerging sectors like autonomous driving. Chinese officials told Musk that China "welcomes Tesla to do some robotaxi tests in the country" and hopes the automaker will "set a good example", the sources said, though Chinese authorities have yet to approve Tesla's widespread use of FSD functions. Despite rising geopolitical tensions, such as the potential TikTok ban in the United States, Lu Yan, an independent analyst and a veteran in the new energy sector, said: "The tie-up shows that the Chinese government, on the other hand, is devoted to an open market and welcomes foreign players like Tesla, BMW and Mercedes-Benz to implement advanced smart driving technologies in China, and provides a broad marketplace that allows both Chinese and foreign technologies to bloom and make progress together."

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