{"slug": "tesla-insider-says-reports-of-shanghai-fsd-data-center-shutdown-are-untrue", "title": "Tesla insider says reports of Shanghai FSD data center shutdown are untrue", "summary": "A Tesla China insider told reporters on Aug. 26 that reports of the Shanghai data center being emptied and its team withdrawn are untrue, as Tesla continues data compliance and local adaptation work for FSD Supervised in China. The Shanghai data center stores data domestically, and an AI training center in Lingang began operating in February, with Tesla also partnering with Baidu Maps on compliant high-definition maps.", "body_md": "A Tesla China insider told reporters on Aug. 26 that claims the company’s Shanghai data center, established to support the introduction of FSD Supervised in China, had been emptied and its related team withdrawn are untrue.\n\nPublic information indicates that Tesla’s work on data compliance and local adaptation for FSD in China is continuing. The Shanghai data center stores data domestically, while an AI training center in Lingang began operating in February. Tesla is also working with Baidu Maps on compliant high-definition maps.\n\nChina is not currently listed among the markets where FSD Supervised subscriptions are available, but Tesla’s website still lists China among the markets where the system can be used. [[National Business Daily](https://www.nbd.com.cn/articles/2026-08-26/4557492.html), in Chinese]", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tesla-insider-says-reports-of-shanghai-fsd-data-center-shutdown-are-untrue", "canonical_source": "https://technode.com/2026/08/26/tesla-insider-says-reports-of-shanghai-fsd-data-center-shutdown-are-untrue/", "published_at": "2026-08-26 06:39:14+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-26 06:44:09.077802+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["autonomous-vehicles", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Tesla", "Tesla China", "Shanghai data center", "Lingang AI training center", "Baidu Maps", "National Business Daily"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tesla-insider-says-reports-of-shanghai-fsd-data-center-shutdown-are-untrue", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tesla-insider-says-reports-of-shanghai-fsd-data-center-shutdown-are-untrue.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tesla-insider-says-reports-of-shanghai-fsd-data-center-shutdown-are-untrue.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tesla-insider-says-reports-of-shanghai-fsd-data-center-shutdown-are-untrue.jsonld"}}