Tesla, Inc. (TSLA.US) Cybercab to make its Asia-Pacific debut, to appear at the Shanghai Import Expo in November.

Tesla, Inc. Vice President Tao Lin announced on Thursday through Weibo Corp. Sponsored ADR Class A that the company will showcase its Cybercab model at the Shanghai China International Import Expo from November 5th to 10th, marking the first appearance of this fully autonomous taxi in the Asia-Pacific region. It is currently unclear if Tesla, Inc. has plans to deploy Cybercab on roads in China. The autonomous vehicle was first unveiled by Musk in October last year and began trial operation in Austin in June this year, initially only open to invited users and equipped with onboard safety personnel. Its mass production plan will start next year. It is worth noting that while Tesla, Inc. is showcasing Cybercab in Shanghai, Chinese companies such as Baidu Inc Sponsored ADR Class A (09888) and Pony.ai (PONY.US) have been conducting trial operations of autonomous taxi services in several cities in China for many years.