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As Musk Visits China, Tesla Wins Key Data Security Clearance
- Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday for talks on self-driving
- Telsa has been banned from military sites over data concerns
Tesla Inc.’s locally made cars have cleared a key data security and privacy requirement in China in a boost for Elon Musk, who made a surprise weekend visit to Beijing to try to win approval to introduce driver-assistance software that could help arrest the automaker’s sales decline.
The data security tests included how a vehicle collects “sensitive personal information” and whether a driver can easily stop a car from collecting data, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said in a statement late Sunday. Tesla’s cars have been banned from Chinese military compounds and some other government venues in the past over data-collection concerns.