Tesla registers its AI-driven voice assistant in Shanghai

BEIJING, April ‌21 (Reuters) - Tesla ​has ​registered its voice assistant feature, which is powered by a ‌generative artificial intelligence (AI) model, with China's ⁠cyberspace administrator in Shanghai, the city's ‌local authority said on ‌Tuesday.

Tesla's voice assist is among a total of 158 AI-powered functionalities and ​applications that have completed the filing in Shanghai, a process ⁠which is part of the Chinese government's efforts to ​regulate the rapidly developing technology.

The U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker has been ​trying to defend ‌its share in the world's largest auto market, where its ⁠Full Self-Driving feature has yet to be approved for delivery.

Chinese EV firms ⁠are rushing to offer various types of AI-powered ​features to attract tech-savvy Chinese consumers.

Media reports last year said that Tesla also planned ‌to integrate DeepSeek and ByteDance's Doubao AI voice controls in ‌its models in China to ⁠better compete with ‌local carmakers.

(Reporting by ​Zoey Zhang, Shi Bu and Ryan Woo; Editing by Alexander ‌Smith)

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