Tesla Fsd Software May Not Be Approved By Eu Regulator After All

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Tesla whitethorn person celebrated a regulatory triumph successful Europe a spot excessively soon.

Tesla claimed successful a play social media post that Dutch regulator RDW was group to o.k. nan usage of its driver assistance system, known arsenic Full Self-Driving, aliases FSD, successful February 2026. The statement handles nan licensing and registration of vehicles successful nan Netherlands and is seen arsenic a captious measurement for Tesla to get support for — and yet rotation retired — FSD to consumers crossed Europe.

“RDW has committed to granting Netherlands National support successful February 2026. Please interaction them via nexus beneath to definitive your excitement & convey them for making this hap arsenic soon arsenic possible,” Tesla wrote successful nan post.

It seems RDW isn’t rather successful statement pinch Tesla. The Dutch regulator clarified successful a statement connected their website that Tesla plans to show FSD Supervised successful February. Bloomberg was first to report connected RDW’s statement.

“RDW and Tesla cognize what efforts request to beryllium made to make a determination connected this successful February. Whether nan schedule will beryllium met remains to beryllium seen successful nan coming period. For nan RDW, (traffic) information is paramount,” nan connection reads.

Tesla vehicles travel modular pinch a driver assistance strategy called Autopilot. For an further $8,000 fee, owners tin upgrade to FSD Supervised, which provides further automated driving features, including steering and lane changes connected highways and aboveground streets. FSD is not self-driving and requires nan driver to stay engaged pinch their hands connected nan instrumentality astatine each times.

FSD is disposable successful Australia, Canada, China, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, and nan United States.

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