Musk's arrival in China following his postponed trip to India: Getting ready for the release of Tesla's self-driving software, with potential discussions over data transfer
It has been claimed that Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla, has arrived in Beijing, China, following the postponement of his trip to India. Musk would talk with senior officials on the introduction of Tesla's Full-Self Driving (FSD) software here, according to a report by Reuters.
In addition, Musk may talk about getting permission to send data gathered in China overseas in order to train the software's algorithms. Videos gathered from millions of Tesla owners' vehicles are used to train FSD.
Dhaval Shroff, a member of the Tesla Autopilot team, explains that we analyze massive volumes of data regarding the behavior of actual human drivers in challenging driving scenarios. Next, we train a neural network on computers to emulate this.
Data of Tesla's Chinese drivers being stored in Shanghai since 2021
Tesla has stored the data collected from its Chinese fleet in Shanghai since 2021 and has not transferred it to the US. Tesla launched FSD, the most autonomous version of its autopilot software, four years ago.
Despite customer demand, FSD is not yet available in China.
Despite customer requests, it has not yet been made available in China. However, in response to a question on social media platform X, Musk said that Tesla may make FSD available to customers in China this month.22
In China, Tesla has sold over 17,000 vehicles.
In China, Tesla has sold over 17,000 vehicles. The largest factory owned by Tesla worldwide is located in Shanghai. Additionally, Tesla plans to establish a factory in India. Musk was supposed to travel to India last week for this, but he had to postpone the trip because of his hectic schedule.
During the time that Beijing is hosting the auto show, Musk is visiting the biggest car show in China. It will conclude on May 4 and began last week. The largest car exhibition in China does not have a Tesla booth. His most recent participation was in 2021.
Musk was scheduled to visit India on April 21–22.
Elon Musk was scheduled to visit India on April 21 and 22, according to earlier reports. He will also meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at this time. In addition, the CEO of Tesla and his group will meet with representatives of the government and business community.