Unauthorized mapping activities in China’s automobile industry

On October 16, China’s Ministry of State Security highlighted a case where a foreign company, in collaboration with a Chinese company, conducted illegal surveying and mapping within the territory of China under the guise of autonomous driving research. The mapping data which contains geographic information of specific areas, later identified as state secrets, was transferred overseas, raising significant concerns within the automobile industry. Major Chinese and international automobile…
By: A&O Shearman