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A few days ago, according to foreign media reports, Tesla, a famous US electric car manufacturer, announced R & D spending in 2018. Data harness, Tesla's R & D spending in 2018 was only $1.46 billion, an increase from $1.378 billion in 2017, but the share of revenue this year fell from 12% to 7%.

Although Tesla's R & D spending in 2018 is the highest on record, the growth rate is small and there is a big gap compared with other car companies. According to statistics, Apple, which is also working on self-driving cars, spent US $14.236 billion on R & D as of September 29, 2018, far exceeding Tesla's one-year R & D expenditure, but considering that Trala has a narrow business area and annual revenue of US $21.461 billion, which is only 1/12 of that of Apple, Tesla has also invested a lot in scientific research.

Recently, the first batch of Tesla has entered China, and the first batch of car pickups have appeared in China. If Truss succeeds in the domestic market, it may significantly increase its R & D investment.

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