Overview
- Sweden's transport authority sent a letter dated April 30 that recommends the EU's motor‑vehicle committee vote against Tesla's Full Self‑Driving (Supervised) unless the system's Speed Offset, which lets drivers set speeds above posted limits, is disabled.
- The issue will be discussed at the EU Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles on June 30 as part of a process that could lead to a later qualified‑majority vote to grant or deny EU‑wide approval.
- The Dutch regulator RDW granted a provisional national approval in April and several smaller states have since recognised FSD nationally, but an EU rejection would void the Dutch provisional approval and related national permissions after six months.
- Nordic regulators cite legal and safety concerns, including that an automated system that exceeds speed limits would undermine traffic law and raise questions about icy‑road performance and driver monitoring, while some states accept national approvals on the basis that drivers retain ultimate responsibility.
- For Tesla the choice is practical: remove the Speed Offset through a software change to secure wider European access or risk losing a bloc‑wide rollout and the commercial lift that broader approval would bring.