"Tesla stated that it has spent more than 12 months working directly with European authorities and delivering FSD demonstrations to regulators in several EU member state. Tesla highlighted a number of its efforts for FSD's release in Europe, such as safety documentation for FSD, which is now included in its latest public Safety Report, and over 1 million kilometers of internal testing conducted on EU roads across 17 countries."
"To unlock approval, Tesla is relying on the Netherlands' approval authority RDW. The process requires proving compliance with UN-R-171 for driver-assist systems while also filing Article 39 exemptions for behaviors that remain unregulated in Europe, such as hands-off system-initiated lane changes and Level 2 operation on roads that are not fully covered by current rules. Tesla argued that these functions cannot be retrofitted or adjusted into existing frameworks without compromising safety and performance."
Tesla aims to bring Full Self-Driving (Supervised) to Europe, targeting a Dutch regulatory exemption in February 2026 as a gateway for continent-wide rollout. The company spent more than 12 months working with European authorities and delivered FSD demonstrations to regulators in several EU member states. Safety documentation for FSD appears in Tesla's public Safety Report, and Tesla logged over 1 million kilometers of internal testing across 17 EU countries. Approval relies on the Netherlands' RDW proving compliance with UN-R-171 and filing Article 39 exemptions for unregulated behaviors like hands-off system-initiated lane changes and Level 2 operation on partly covered roads. Tesla maintains that some rules are outdated and that changing FSD to fit them would compromise safety and usability.
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