Musk Wins China’s Backing for Tesla’s Driver-Assistance Service


在马斯克与中国高层官员进行了一连串密集会晤之后，中国政府已初步批准特斯拉在中国推出“完全自动驾驶”软件功能的计划。


特斯拉CEO马斯克周日现身北京，与包括中国总理李强在内的多位政府高官会面，希望说服中国监管机构为特斯拉的“完全自动驾驶”(Full Self-Driving，简称FSD)软件入华开绿灯。

马斯克(Elon Musk)在不到24小时内结束了中国之行，并为重振特斯拉(Tesla)的增长取得了一项关键性的胜利。 6park.com
Elon Musk wrapped up a trip to China in less than 24 hours and came away with a crucial victory as he pushes to reignite Tesla’s sagging growth.  6park.com
在马斯克与中国高层官员进行了一连串密集会晤之后，中国政府释放出支持特斯拉在其第二大市场中国推出更高级别的辅助驾驶服务的信号。特斯拉今年面临销售增长放缓前景之际，马斯克正寻求在全球范围内扩大这一尚有争议的软件功能的使用。 6park.com
After his flurry of meetings with top officials in Beijing, China’s government signaled its blessing for Tesla to roll out its advanced driver-assistance service in the carmaker’s second-biggest market. The Tesla chief executive is seeking to expand use of the controversial software feature globally as the company confronts the prospect of lower sales growth this year. 6park.com
 
知情人士周一表示，中国官员告诉特斯拉，中国政府已初步批准该公司在中国推出“完全自动驾驶”(FSD)软件功能的计划。 6park.com
Chinese officials told Tesla that Beijing has tentatively approved the company’s plan to launch its “Full Self-Driving,” or FSD, software feature in the country, people familiar with the matter said Monday. 6park.com
 
上述人士表示，这家美国电动汽车制造商将基于中国科技巨头百度(Baidu)提供的地图和导航功能部署自动驾驶服务。 6park.com
The U.S. electric-vehicle maker will deploy its autonomous driving services based on mapping and navigation functions provided by Chinese technology giant Baidu, the people said. 6park.com
 
特斯拉股价周一上涨15%。 6park.com
Tesla’s stock was up 10% in morning trading Monday.


特斯拉首席执行官马斯克与中国国务院总理李强周末在北京会面。

这一合作为特斯拉在中国提供辅助驾驶系统扫清了一个重要监管障碍。上述人士表示，与一家中国公司合作有助于缓解监管机构对数据安全风险的担忧。彭博(Bloomberg)此前报道了特斯拉与百度的合作。除了核心的搜索引擎外，百度已将业务扩展到自动驾驶和人工智能(AI)领域。 6park.com
The partnership clears an important regulatory hurdle for Tesla to offer its driver-assistance system there. Working with a Chinese company helps ease regulators’ concerns over any data-security risks, the people said. Bloomberg earlier reported the deal with Baidu, which in addition to its core search-engine business has expanded into autonomous driving and artificial intelligence. 6park.com
 
百度不予置评。特斯拉没有回复记者的置评请求。百度股价周一在香港上涨2.4%。 6park.com
Baidu declined to comment. Tesla didn’t respond to a request for comment. Baidu’s shares rose 2.4% in Hong Kong on Monday. 6park.com
 
在中国政府作出这一批准之前，马斯克周日与包括国务院总理李强在内的中国高层官员举行了会晤。当年特斯拉在上海建厂时，李强是时任上海市委书记。 6park.com
The approval follows a meeting on Sunday between Musk and top Chinese officials including Premier Li Qiang, who was previously the Communist Party chief in Shanghai when Tesla was setting up its production facilities there. 6park.com
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这家全球市值最高汽车制造商的第一季度利润降至2021年以来的最低水平，马斯克正加紧努力，争取使FSD得到更广泛使用。能够在中国推出FSD将助力特斯拉与已提供更高级别辅助驾驶功能的中国主要车企竞争。 6park.com
Musk is stepping up efforts for wider adoption of FSD after the world’s most valuable automaker saw its first-quarter profit drop to its lowest level since 2021. Being able to roll out FSD in China would help Tesla compete with major Chinese carmakers that have already provided higher-level driver-assistance features.
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Wedbush Securities的分析师周日在给客户的一份报告中称，此次访华对特斯拉和马斯克来说意义重大，在一个关键时刻有助进一步加强其电动汽车在中国市场的足迹。这些分析师称马斯克的访华是一个“分水岭时刻”。 6park.com
“This trip will be significant for Tesla and Musk further strengthening its EV footprint within the Chinese market at a pivotal time,” analysts at Wedbush Securities said in a note to clients Sunday, calling Musk’s visit a “watershed moment.”  6park.com
 
根据中国航班追踪应用航旅纵横(Umetrip)上有关马斯克专机的详细信息，马斯克在北京停留了近24个小时，然后于周一午后不久离开北京。 6park.com
Musk spent almost 24 hours in Beijing before departing early Monday afternoon, according to details of his plane on Chinese flight-tracking app Umetrip.  6park.com
 
上一季度，特斯拉中国产汽车在华销量同比下降近4%，而同期在其他电动汽车市场的销量则增长15%。 6park.com
Tesla’s sales in China of its vehicles made in the country slid last quarter by almost 4% from a year ago, while the rest of the EV market recorded 15% growth over the same period. 6park.com
 
马斯克此前曾表示，特斯拉对向其他汽车制造商授权其自动驾驶技术持开放态度。如果获得批准，特斯拉将得以与本土自动驾驶技术供应商竞争，包括华为(Huawei Technologies)、百度和文远知行(WeRide)。文远知行是一家初创公司，投资者包括英伟达(Nvidia)和小鹏汽车(XPeng)。 6park.com
Tesla is open to licensing its autonomous-driving technology to other carmakers, Musk has said previously. An approval would also allow Tesla to compete with homegrown autopilot technology suppliers including Huawei Technologies, Baidu and WeRide, a startup that counts Nvidia and XPeng as investors.   6park.com
 
在美国，特斯拉上周将FSD在美国的订阅价格减半，以吸引用户采用。上周五，美国全国高速公路交通安全委员会(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)对特斯拉更基础的辅助驾驶系统展开了调查，该委员会称该系统与本可避免的撞车和致死事故有关。特斯拉没有回应就该调查置评的请求。 6park.com
In the U.S., Tesla last week halved the subscription price of FSD in the U.S. to entice adoption. On Friday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into Tesla’s more basic driver-assist system, which the authority said is tied to avoidable crashes and fatalities. Tesla didn’t respond to a request for comment on the probe. 6park.com
 
知情人士称，中国官员尚未回应马斯克提出的将特斯拉汽车在中国收集的数据传输到美国以训练其辅助驾驶功能的请求。在中国，驾驶特斯拉汽车的司机有170万，来自中国的数据将有助于特斯拉改进算法。 6park.com
Chinese officials haven’t responded to Musk’s request for approval to transfer data that Tesla’s cars collect in China to the U.S. to train its driver-assistance features, people familiar with the matter said. Data from China, where Tesla has 1.7 million drivers, would help Tesla improve its algorithms. 6park.com
  
鉴于中国政府将保护此类数据视为国家安全问题，这可能是一个棘手的问题。上述人士说，特斯拉必须通过中国严格的数据跨境传输审批程序。 6park.com
It is a potentially thorny issue given Beijing regards protecting such data as a matter of national security. Tesla would have to go through China’s stringent approval process for data cross-border transfer, the people said.   


马斯克还与特斯拉主要动力电池供应商宁德时代的董事长曾毓群（右）会面。

中国汽车工业协会(China Association of Automobile Manufacturers)周日表示，特斯拉的Model 3和Model Y已通过该协会的检测，符合中国汽车数据安全的合规要求。这个由政府支持的行业组织检测了车辆如何处理利用车外摄像头收集的人脸识别数据，以及车辆收集的驾驶员和乘客的实时数据。 6park.com
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said Sunday that Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y had passed its tests and were compliant with China’s data-security requirements. The government-backed industry group checked how vehicles process facial-recognition data they collect using cameras outside the cars, as well as real-time data of drivers and passengers. 6park.com
 
上述人士说，通过这项检测可能会为中国政府放松对特斯拉汽车在国内的行驶限制铺平道路。由于担心特斯拉的汽车收集的数据可能会带来国家安全风险，该公司的电动汽车被禁止进入中国军方和政府的敏感地点，在某些情况下还被禁止进入机场和火车站。 6park.com
That clearance may pave the way for local authorities to loosen restrictions on where Tesla’s cars can go in China, the people said. Tesla’s EVs are banned from entering sensitive locations of the Chinese military and government and, in some cases, airports and train stations over concerns that data its cars collected could pose national-security risks. 6park.com
 
特斯拉已表示，该公司在中国销售的汽车所产生的所有数据都存储在中国的一个数据中心，该中心建于2021年。 6park.com
Tesla has said that all data generated by its cars sold in China is stored locally in a data center it built in 2021. 6park.com
 
一位知情人士说，马斯克周一在北京还与特斯拉的主要动力电池供应商宁德时代新能源科技(Contemporary Amperex Technology, 简称：宁德时代)的董事长曾毓群(Robin Zeng)会面。曾毓群在上个月接受采访时说，宁德时代正在与特斯拉和其他汽车生产商洽谈在美国授权使用该公司电池技术的事宜。 6park.com
On Monday, Musk also met with Robin Zeng, chairman of Tesla’s key battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology, in Beijing, a person familiar with the matter said. In an interview last month, Zeng said CATL was in talks with Tesla and other automakers to license its battery technology in the U.S.