This means a further step in Tesla's localization process in China and a new exploration of Tesla's overseas R&D.

It also undertakes application adaptation and standards testing in the Chinese market and participates in global AI machine learning related R&D.

The R&D center's low-voltage electronics lab, firmware lab, and materials lab are its three most important localized R&D teams in China.

The low-voltage electronics lab focuses on innovation in automotive intelligence, aiming to provide technical support for the intelligence and safety of Tesla products.

Its firmware lab focuses on software development, which will enable validation of parts, vehicles and product transportation, in addition to product-level software development, to support factory start-up, mass production and rapid yield creep.

Its materials lab is planned for 4 directions: metal materials, polymer materials, mechanical testing and VOC testing to fully collaborate with all areas of R&D for development testing.

The Tesla China team has also independently developed the company's first electronic component assembly line simulation system, capable of simulating the assembly process of hundreds of electronic components on the final assembly line to ensure that the vehicle's constantly upgraded firmware versions always perform properly on the production line, according to the company.

The system will also be put into use at Tesla's Berlin and Texas plants in the future, according to the company.

In the future, Tesla's Shanghai R&D center will also carry out more original development work around vehicles, charging equipment and energy products, and develop into an integrated R&D center of the same scale as the US R&D center, according to the company.