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

China introduced mandatory stringent standards for autonomous driving systems requiring higher accountability and safety margins than global norms, posing significant regulatory hurdles for Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, which currently only meets L2-plus. Key challenges include data residency requirements which restrict Tesla from using its US-based data training, complicating approval for L3 or higher level autonomous driving.

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