The news of "overseas companies illegally surveying under the cover of intelligent driving" has attracted attention, and multiple companies have responded urgently.
On October 16, the WeChat official account of the Ministry of National Security issued a document saying that the work of the national security authorities found that a foreign enterprise, Company A, had illegally carried out geographical information mapping activities in China by cooperating with Company B, which has the mapping qualification in China, under the cover of carrying out research on intelligent driving of cars. In order to avoid supervision by China's industry regulatory authorities, the company outsourced the project multiple times under the pretext of researching intelligent driving for automobiles, and ultimately entrusted domestic B company with surveying and mapping qualifications to implement it. Driven by the temptation of economic interests, Company B has completely become a puppet of Company A, and its surveying qualifications have provided cover for Company A's illegal acquisition of surveying data within our territory.
After appraisal, many of the data collected by Company A belong to state secrets. In this incident, Company B ignored the relevant regulations and requirements of the surveying industry during its surveying activities, allowing overseas enterprises to control the flow of data, resulting in the uncontrolled dissemination of raw surveying data. In response to the above situation, national security agencies have carried out joint law enforcement activities with relevant departments. The involved companies and relevant responsible personnel have been held legally accountable.
The news sparked a lot of speculation from the outside world.
That evening, Yang Xueliang, Senior Vice President of Geely Holding Group, responded on his social media account that this matter "has nothing to do with Jike, nor is it the work of Jike's partners. Rumors stop at the wise." Jike's legal department's official Weibo account released a statement on October 17th, stating that they had noticed rumors on online platforms that maliciously linked news of "a foreign enterprise conducting illegal mapping under the cover of automotive intelligent driving research" with Jike, misleading the public and damaging the company's image and reputation. In the process of enterprise operation, Jike always adheres to the principles of legality and compliance, and resolutely opposes all online rumors that defame and damage the company's reputation. The company stated that it has established evidence and reserves the right to protect its legitimate rights and interests through all legal means.
Yang Xueliang, Senior Vice President of Geely Holding Group, responded on his social media account. Social media screenshot
On the evening of October 16th, the official Weibo account of NavInfo stated that NavInfo has always adhered to the principles of legal and compliant enterprise management, resolutely opposed all online rumors that defame and damage the company's reputation, and will take necessary legal measures to defend it.
Four dimensional Tuxin's official Weibo post responds. Social media screenshot
In addition, Tesla has also responded to this. Tesla's Global Vice President Tao Lin forwarded the aforementioned message from the Ministry of National Security on her social media account and wrote, "Compliance is the bottom line of enterprise operation!" "Compliance intelligence is the intelligence of sustainable development
Tesla's Global Vice President Tao Lin responded on her social media account. Social media screenshot
On the early morning of October 17th, Mobileye China's official Weibo account released a statement stating, "We continue to invest in data security and legal compliance. In relevant countries and regions, including China, we operate in full compliance with the law under the supervision of qualified partners. We strictly comply with all relevant laws and regulations to ensure that our operations meet the highest standards of security and compliance
Mobileye China's official Weibo account has released a statement. Social media screenshot
The WeChat official account of the Ministry of National Security issued a document reminding that in the era of big data, data resources are of great value to the economic and social development of the country. Surveying and mapping data are more closely related to national security fields such as homeland security, military security, ecological security, and data security. Domestic surveying and mapping companies and related practitioners should strictly abide by national laws and regulations in carrying out geographic information surveying and mapping activities, strengthen the security management of surveying and mapping data, and guard against the theft of surveying and mapping data by overseas organizations or individuals.
New Beijing News Shell Finance Reporter Zhang Bing