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Tencent, Tesla team up on WeChat-linked in-car features in China

By Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2026 | 12:43 AM

BEIJING, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Tencent Cloud said ​on Wednesday ‌it has partnered with U.S. automaker Tesla ‌to ​offer ⁠in-car features such ⁠as instant transfer of WeChat location data ​and smart services suggestions ⁠based ⁠on destination.

The ​upgrade will be ​delivered via an ‌over-the-air update to Model 3 and ⁠Y vehicles in China and will ⁠be ‌available by ⁠default on ​future ‌vehicles, Tencent Cloud ​said.

(Reporting ⁠by Ethan Wang and Ryan Woo; Editing by Christopher ​Cushing)