Overview
- Czech transport authorities recognised the Netherlands' provisional type approval, joining six other EU states that have cleared Tesla's Full Self-Driving Supervised for public roads and paving the way for an imminent local rollout.
- Approvals cover a Level 2 driver-assistance mode that legally requires the driver to stay attentive and be ready to intervene rather than permitting true autonomous driving.
- France moved from raising safety concerns to testing two FSD-equipped vehicles after talks with Tesla's leadership, showing continued national scrutiny even after mutual recognition drives approvals.
- Tesla is pressing its regulatory case while reporting a 25% rise in second-quarter deliveries and 1.48 million active FSD subscriptions, which give the company more European driving data to support safety claims.
- A Technical Committee vote could grant EU-wide acceptance but requires a qualified majority, so regulators retain the power to restrict rollout and member states could still demand separate approvals if the bloc vote fails.