Tesla to Store China Data Locally in New Data Center
The move by the U.S. electric-car maker follows government and public scrutiny in China of its handling of potentially sensitive data about vehicle users, car performance and geographical information.
In March, the Chinese government restricted the use of Tesla cars by military personnel and the staff of some state-owned companies, The Wall Street Journal reported. The restriction came amid concerns that the vehicles’ cameras could be sending information about government facilities back to the U.S.
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Muskpromptly denied that the company’s vehicles were being used to spy on China. Tesla subsequently said it would open a Chinese data center by the end of June to ensure that all information is stored locally.
“We have established a data center in China to localize data storage and will continue to add more local data centers,” the company said in a statement posted on its official Twitter -like Weibo social-media account late on Tuesday. “All data generated from the sales of vehicles in the mainland China market will be stored domestically.”
