Musk makes surprise visit to Beijing as Tesla's China-made cars pass data security rules

Key Facts

• In addition to Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y, several new energy vehicles from BYD, Lotus, Nezha, Li Auto and Nio passed China’s data security requirements, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers and the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China said Sunday.
• The new data security requirements for “connected vehicles” were released in November and cover cars released in 2022 and 2023 which automakers voluntarily submit for inspection, the center said.
• Tesla said in its press release that it localized data storage in 2021 at its Shanghai data center, and passed the ISO 27001 international standard for information security after a review by third-party auditors.
• Tesla is not exhibiting at this year’s auto show, as has been the case since a protester stood on one of its cars during the auto show in Shanghai in 2021.

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