Elon Musks Tesla, Baidu join forces to build cars that will drive themselves in China [Video]

Elon Musk’s Tesla has reportedly joined hands with Chinese internet giant Baidu for data collection on China’s public roads to develop its full self-driving (FSD) system.

As part of the deal, Tesla would also gain data to build a lane-level navigation system for its self-driving feature for Chinese roads, Reuters reported.

The deal came as Mr Musk made a surprise visit to China on Sunday and met with the country’s premier Li Qiang, as he sought government approvals for rolling out the FSD software in China.

Though Tesla launched its FSD system four years ago, it has still not been made available in China – the EV maker’s second-biggest market.

Companies looking to build self-driving cars in China must obtain a mapping qualification, for which foreign firms may need to team up with domestic partners.

With Baidu’s mapping …