Tesla faces uphill battle for FSD entry as China rewrites self-driving car rules: analysts

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Tesla faces significant challenges in obtaining approval for its Full Self-Driving system in China due to new autonomous vehicle regulations and data management rules, despite recent hiring efforts for system testing in the market.

The likelihood that US electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla will obtain Beijing’s approval for higher-level autonomous driving remains a distant prospect, according to analysts. Though Tesla recently hired people to test its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system in China, many obstacles remained, with data regulation a core issue, they said. Earlier this month, China outlined its first mandatory standards for autonomous driving systems, setting requirements for vehicles that feature level 3 (L3) and level...