American EV giant Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is reportedly partnering with Beijing-based internet company Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) in an attempt to introduce its driver assistance features in China.

What Happened: The partnership will be for mapping and navigation around China, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Based on this data, Tesla will then be able to deploy its full self-driving (FSD) driver assistance software in the East Asian country.

The report comes on the heels of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's unannounced trip to China over the weekend. Musk is looking to deploy Tesla's FSD software, touted to be capable of enabling autonomous driving in the future, in the country.

Tesla partnered with Baidu previously in 2020 for in-car mapping and navigation in China.

This is a breaking news story that will be updated with more details.

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