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Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited China complete nan play and met pinch Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
Musk said Sunday connected X that he was "honored" to meet pinch Li, adding, "We person known each different now for galore years, since early Shanghai days."
Musk had not antecedently announced plans to spell to China aliases meet pinch Li.
Elon Musk speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit astatine Jazz astatine Lincoln Center connected Nov. 29, 2023, successful New York City. (Slaven Vlasic/for The New York Times / Getty Images)
Li reportedly expressed a desire for much waste and acquisition practice pinch nan U.S. during his gathering pinch nan Tesla CEO, according to Chinese outlet Xinhua.
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Tesla learned connected Sunday from nan China Association of Automobile Manufacturers that its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles met information information standards required successful nan country. The institution produced complete 1.77 cardinal Model 3 and Y vehicles complete nan people of 2023.
A Tesla firm logo connected nan beforehand of their shop successful Santa Monica connected April 10, 2023, successful Los Angeles. (Gary Hershorn / Getty Images)
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Tesla had received indications China was giving nan go-ahead for nan EV maker’s Full Self Driving software. It presently does not connection FSD there.
FSD gives "access to a suite of more precocious driver assistance features" than Autopilot "designed to supply much progressive guidance and assisted driving nether your progressive supervision," per Tesla’s website.
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The outlet besides reported nan EV shaper was moving pinch Baidu connected maps and navigation successful China.
FOX Business reached retired to Tesla for remark connected nan Journal’s report.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during nan Tesla China-Made Model 3 transportation ceremonial astatine nan company's Gigafactory successful Shanghai connected Jan. 7, 2020. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via / Getty Images)
The electric conveyance maker has said nan early "is not only electric, but besides autonomous." Its FSD package is simply a awesome portion of its autonomous conveyance efforts.
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Musk has been to China successful nan past. He went for 3 days successful 2023, speaking pinch nan country’s overseas curate and going to Gigafactory Shanghai, arsenic FOX Business reported astatine nan time.
He much precocious interacted pinch Chinese President Xi Jinping astatine a reception held successful San Francisco successful November.
China remains a large market for Tesla contempt facing title from galore section automakers.
