Musk Heads to Beijing to Discuss Full Self-Driving, Reuters Says

Yi Wei Wong, Bloomberg News

A logo on the Tesla Inc. stand on the opening day of the Munich Motor Show (IAA) in Munich, Germany, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Europe's automakers are showing off their latest battery-powered vehicles at the IAA Mobility car show this week as they try to challenge Tesla Inc. and fend off growing competition from China. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg , Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) -- Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is traveling to meet senior Chinese officials in Beijing and discuss the roll-out of its full self-driving software in China, Reuters reported, citing two unidentified people with knowledge of the matter.

Musk is seeking approval to transfer data collected in China abroad for the purpose of training algorithms for its autonomous driving technologies, one person said.

Tesla may make full self-driving technology available to customers in China “very soon,” Musk said on social media platform X earlier this month.

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Despite its name, full self-driving is a driver assistance system that requires drivers to keep their hands on the wheel.