If Elon Musk’s Chinese Tesla Ventures Succeed, ‘He Will Be the Exception’: Foreign Policy Analyst

Tesla stock jumps after news Chinese authorities tentatively approves use of self-driving software technology for Tesla cars throughout China.

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk walks next to a screen showing an image of Tesla Model 3 car during an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai on Jan. 7, 2020. Aly Song/Reuters

The Chinese authorities appear set to approve full self-driving (FSD) software for Tesla electric vehicles, but the decision may not be the boon Tesla CEO and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is hoping for.

Mr. Musk visited China over the weekend, and Tesla stock jumped on Monday on news that the Chinese authorities have tentatively approved the deployment of FSD technology for Tesla cars throughout the country.