Tesla seals deal with Baidu for China maps, whether CEO Elon Musk wants them or not

Tesla seals deal with Baidu for China maps, whether CEO Elon Musk wants them or not

Tesla’s pivotal partnership with Baidu in China may amount to a U-turn of sorts for Elon Musk, who has long claimed his company can eventually offer self-driving without high-definition maps. The chief executive told investors five years ago that Tesla “briefly barked up the tree” of relying on traffic lane-level maps for its driver-assistance systems, … Read more