Tesla reveals new data storage site in China despite privacy worries

Tesla says its new facility will be to store car data locally in China

Elon Musk’s Tesla has revealed a new facility in China that will locally store data from Tesla vehicles. The company says that data generated by all cars it sells in the country would be stored locally.

The company led by billionaire Elon Musk is manufacturing Model 3 sedans and Model Y sport-utility vehicles in China.

Tesla added it would expand its data centre network in China. The company’s shares were last down 0.7%.

Growing scrutiny over how China handles information collected by vehicle cameras and sensors

China is the world’s biggest car market, and Tesla’s second-biggest customer.

The country says it’s in the process of drafting rules to safeguard the security of data generated by connected vehicles.

According to Reuters, Chinese government officials told some employees to not park their Teslas inside government compounds due to security concerns.

Tesla crash injures Chinese police officers

This comes after a collision involving a Tesla injured two police officers in China.

The EV company pledged to work with authorities to investigate the matter.

The California-based company also says it made a report to a government agency about the accident, which occurred in the eastern city of TIE-JOO.

Local authorities say the driver was detained for questioning.