Overview
- Tesla said it could secure European approval for Full Self-Driving as early as February 2026, but the RDW rejected any promise of approval and called for a demonstration first.
- RDW says Tesla must show in February 2026 that FSD Supervised meets required safety standards before any authorization is considered.
- Tesla reports more than one million kilometers of internal testing across 17 European countries and says related safety data have been provided to authorities.
- The pathway relies on an Article 39 exemption under EU Regulation 2018/858, with any Dutch approval remaining national unless an EU committee backs a broader exception.
- The RDW urged the public not to contact the authority to influence the process, as U.S. regulator NHTSA separately probes reports of FSD-related traffic violations involving 2.9 million Teslas.