Most of Tesla's patents were first introduced in the United States, where the brand is headquartered. Research and development was most prolific in the energy generation and storage technology area, with *** patent families of that type first introduced in the United States and ** in China. By contrast, research in the German R&D center focused on autonomous vehicles and manufacturing automation, with ** and ** patent families first introduced respectively in these areas.
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