Overview
- RDW, the Dutch vehicle authority, approved Tesla’s FSD (Supervised) on Friday after 18 months of testing on tracks and public roads as a driver‑assistance system with the human legally in charge.
- Tesla began a geo‑fenced rollout in the Netherlands within 24 hours via an over‑the‑air update, adding a first‑time safety quiz and pricing at €99 a month or €7,500 outright.
- RDW has notified the European Commission and plans to present an Article 39 file to the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles in May for a majority vote on EU‑wide approval.
- Italy told owners it will wait for the EU review, and Sweden signaled the software may be limited to newly built vehicles rather than cars already in use.
- The European build differs from the U.S. version under stricter UN‑ECE rules with tighter driver monitoring and pre‑checked updates, and those same rules could let non‑EU countries that follow UN‑ECE recognize the Dutch approval.