Tesla Cars Banned From Chinese Town For Two Months Over Spying Fears

Tesla automobiles have numerous cameras that capture and send information back to Tesla to enhance its Autopilot. But this is becoming an issue for the manufacturers as all Tesla cars have been banned from a Chinese town for two months over spying fears.

Ahead of what may be an extremely clandestine government meeting, Chinese officials want to temporarily restrict all Tesla automobiles from entering a coastal resort town due to security concerns.

According to Reuters, a police official verified that starting on July 1 all Tesla vehicles will be prohibited from entering the city for a period of two months. Beidaihe is a coastal resort town on the Bohai Sea in northeast China, roughly three hours from Beijing. The choice was made one month after Chengdu's central city government banned Teslas from the roads in advance of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit there.

The official from the Beidaihe Traffic Police Brigade did not explain why American vehicles would be prohibite...

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