HONG KONG -- When Chinese authorities took Tesla to task for quietly downgrading a key chip in some of its Shanghai-made vehicles, angry owners cheered.
Earlier this week, Tesla was found to have substituted a previous generation of the control chip, which is responsible for autonomous driving functions, in newly delivered cars despite its spec sheet and marketing materials indicating the latest version would be used. In response, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Tuesday summoned Tesla executives and instructed the company to clean up its act.
