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Huawei exec who called Tesla “killing” machines fired after China legal team’s complaint

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If there is one thing that is evident with Tesla China, it is the fact that its legal team does not hold back. Huawei allegedly received a letter of complaint from Tesla CN legal team. The former Huawei executive’s comments received strong responses from Chinese social media, with numerous users stating that he crossed the line.

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Tesla exec Tom Zhu triggers promotion speculation after China names new legal rep

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Tesla global vice president and CEO of the Greater China region Tom Zhu has triggered speculations of a potential promotion after the electric vehicle maker’s operating entity in China changed its legal representative. The legal entity of Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Wang Hao, the general manager of Tesla China, now fills the position.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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What is Tesla’s Full Self Driving and why its China rollout matters – ET Auto

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday on an unannounced visit, where he was expected to discuss the rollout of Full Self-Driving (FSD) software and permission to transfer data overseas, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. ” Still, the U.S. ” Still, the U.S. WHAT IS FSD? Tesla has sold more than 1.7

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This $40,000 Alibaba drone can carry a passenger, but would you risk it?

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But now thanks to some enterprising Chinese engineers – or perhaps garage tinkerers – I don’t have to imagine it anymore. We’ve even gotten a bit creative to get a person up in the air under a drone. I’m not even sure it’s legal in most areas, let alone all the questions about safety.

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BMW teams up with Baidu in autonomous driving project in China

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Over the next two years, the BMW Group will build prototype research vehicles for use in highly automated driving trials on Chinese roads. The BMW Group is teaming up with internet giant Baidu as its Chinese partner in this latest ambitious research project.

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Tesla sues man for $650k in defamation lawsuit after he won $150k from automaker

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American electric car company Tesla has decided to sue a Chinese man for $650,000, claiming defamation following his victory against the automaker in a separate lawsuit, where he won $155,000. Han Chao has posted images of legal documents that indicate Tesla is suing him for 5.05 million yuan, or around $650,000 for defamation.

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