BEIJING, April 29 (Reuters) - Baidu ( BIDU ), China's major

internet search company, reached an agreement with Tesla to

grant the car company access to its mapping license for data

collection on China's public roads, two people familiar with the

matter said.

The deal clears a final regulatory hurdle for Tesla's driver

assistance system, which Tesla calls Full Self Driving (FSD) to

be offered in China, the sources said.

As part of the deal, Baidu ( BIDU ) would also provide its lane-level

navigation system to Tesla, they said.