Overview
- France declined to authorise Tesla’s Full Self‑Driving (Supervised) software on Wednesday after ministers said a Speed Offset can let vehicles drive above posted limits and driver‑monitoring fails in complex urban maneuvers.
- Paris sent a ministry official to the Netherlands for technical talks and says it will not simply accept the Dutch national exemption without an EU‑wide decision.
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk replied on social media that delaying approval “will cost lives,” framing the debate as a safety trade‑off between faster rollout and further testing.
- Five EU states have granted national approvals but a bloc‑wide type approval needs a qualified‑majority vote at the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles, with the next practical decision expected in early October.
- Regulators’ objections come as FSD subscriptions and registrations rise in Europe, France extends its ride‑along trial through Sept. 30, and Paris outlines an industrial plan that aims for full autonomous type approval by 2027.