EU Vote on Tesla’s Supervised Self-Driving System Pushed Back
The draft agenda lists only continued discussions, and the vote needs support from 15 of 27 member states representing 65% of the bloc’s population.
- The European Union delayed its vote on Tesla's FSD Supervised yesterday, according to an agenda for the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles, which lists only a 25-minute "continuation of discussions" instead of a decision.
- Dutch regulator RDW approved the system in April, prompting seven countries—including Belgium, Denmark, and Czechia—to recognize it nationally; however, an EU-wide rollout requires a qualified majority of 15 of 27 member states representing 65% of the bloc's population.
- Sweden and France have raised concerns about FSD exceeding speed limits and driver attention, while the Technical Committee previously approved Ford's BlueCruise system, establishing precedent for autonomous driving technologies.
- CEO Elon Musk responded to the delay by posting "sigh" on X, as the Technical Committee has already discussed the request twice without reaching a decision on the Article 39 authorization.
- Tesla views EU-wide FSD approval as vital for boosting sales and regaining market share against Chinese electric-vehicle makers, with December now the earliest opportunity for a bloc-wide vote.
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The decision to approve Tesla's "Full Self-Driving (Supervised)" (FSD) has been postponed in the European Union.
Tesla FSD Approved in More EU Countries Even Though an EU-Wide Vote Has Been Postponed Indefinitely
Tesla was confident its Full Self-Driving software would get an EU-wide approval during a meeting of the European Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles on October 6. However, the agenda has been approved without a vote, which means FSD approval is now postponed indefinitely. Despite this setback, individual countries are still giving their seal of approval, with the Czech Republic and Croatia the latest to allow FSD on their roads. When h... (co…
Tesla's ambitious plan to mass-produce its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software on the European market has suffered a serious setback after it became clear that the expected pan-European approval was postponed until the end of the year. Although the supervised system (FSD Supervised) has already received individual green light in seven EU countries - including the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and the Czech Republic, the process of building a large-…
The decision regarding the admission of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system to all European roads has been postponed. A vote on the matter will not be held in early October and will take place in December at the earliest.
Tesla is still without an FSD autopilot in the EU - a decision has been delayed The EU will <p>not vote to extend the Tesla FSD permit on October 6. The earliest decisions can be made at a committee meeting in December.</p>
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