Overview
- Tesla Europe announced on 21 September 2026 that Czechia has recognised the Dutch RDW provisional type approval for FSD Supervised and that over‑the‑air rollouts will begin soon for cars with Tesla’s AI4 hardware.
- The Czech decision follows a cascade that began with the Netherlands’ provisional RDW approval on 10 April 2026 and earlier recognitions by Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Belgium and Slovenia.
- FSD Supervised remains a Level 2 driver‑assistance feature that requires drivers to stay attentive and legally responsible and only works on eligible vehicles that have Tesla’s AI4 compute module.
- A Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles vote on 6 October could, if 15 of 27 states representing 65% of the EU population back it, allow broader mutual recognition and open larger markets such as Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
- Regulators continue on‑road testing and scrutiny of Tesla’s safety data—France has started trials and analysts have pointed to dated windows and small mileage samples in Tesla’s dashboard—so national reviews and data transparency will shape whether approvals scale EU‑wide even as Czech owners gain supervised highway and city driving access.