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Blog: Who Owns Your Tesla’s Data?

Published: May. 4, 2021 4:34 p.m. GMT+8

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A view of Tesla's car booth at the 19th Shanghai International Auto Show in Shanghai on April 27. Photo: VCG

At the Tesla booth at the 2021 Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition, a car owner climbed atop a Tesla car to voice accusations of brake failure. The woman was subsequently handed the punishment of five-day administrative detention for disturbing public order. The incident has stirred heated public debate.

Regulatory authorities joined the fray, requesting data from Tesla on the vehicle involved in the woman’s accident. Tesla complied.

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