FSD and Europe’s governments. A tracker updated as official answers come in. Last update: October 27, 2026. Correction of October 27: the table now only shows the status of each request, without the content of any answer before it is cleared.
On October 20, 2026, Tesla Mag opened a written consultation of the transport authorities of 28 European states on Tesla’s FSD (Supervised), now called Tesla Assisted Driving in Europe. The same five questions were sent to each competent ministry or agency. One week later, three authorities have answered officially in writing, three have agreed to do so, including the French Ministry of Transport, and four have declined. Where the consultation stands, country by country.
Why consult the states
Since the Dutch regulator RDW granted its provisional approval on April 10, 2026, each European country has been moving at its own pace. Tesla currently lists ten European countries where FSD (Supervised) is available: the Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Belgium, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovakia and Latvia. France is not one of them.
A new name: Tesla Assisted Driving
In Europe, Tesla no longer says “Full Self-Driving”. Its European pages call the feature Tesla Assisted Driving, and its French site “Tesla Conduite Assistée”, with a standard version called “Basique”. In the United States, the name remains “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)”, and Tesla says it is the same technology. As of October 27, Tesla’s French configurator still states that the feature “is not yet available”.
The change is more than wording. According to a note from the German Federal Ministry of Transport dated October 6, Tesla proposed the new name in its talks with Berlin, together with a 10% limit on exceeding the speed limit and a reminder that the driver remains 100% responsible. A name that says “assisted” rather than “self-driving” answers one of the regulators’ objections.
What is at stake: an EU vote with no date
- Country by country, or all of Europe at once. The Dutch approval is provisional and only valid in the Netherlands. Each state can recognise it nationally, as the other nine countries on Tesla’s list have done. An EU-wide approval requires a vote of the member states in the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles.
- A qualified majority. The vote needs 15 of the 27 member states, representing 65% of the EU population. The committee discussed the file on October 6 without voting, and no vote date has been published.
- The technical core of the debate. Tesla is seeking an exemption from UN Regulation R171.01, which governs level 2 driver-assistance functions and requires the system to check that the driver stays attentive. The question is not whether the car drives itself, but how the system keeps the driver in the loop.
- For France. Without national recognition or an EU vote, Tesla Assisted Driving remains unavailable to French owners. Paris’s position, which we have asked the French Ministry of Transport about, matters twice: for France, and for the EU vote.
On a matter for national governments and the EU, the official word of the authorities matters more than rumours. Tesla Mag therefore contacted the transport ministries and agencies directly. The five questions sent to each:
- Where does your country stand on Tesla’s FSD (Supervised) and comparable systems?
- Which procedure do you follow: national recognition of the Dutch approval, or waiting for the EU decision? With what timeline?
- Which conditions apply, or would apply, to drivers: attention, liability, roads covered?
- How will the authorities monitor these systems once in use, and with which data?
- Beyond driver assistance, what is your priority for electric mobility in 2027: charging, reliability, prices?
Each authority clears the text of its answer before publication. Official answers are therefore published state by state, in dedicated articles, as they are cleared.
Where the consultation stands, as of October 27
FSD and Europe's governments: where the consultation stands
28 states consulted by Tesla Mag on October 20, 2026. Tap a country to see where our request stands. Updated: October 27, 2026.
Pick a country on the map or in the list.
- Written answer received, to be published once cleared
- Agreed to answer or announced an answer
- No interview at this stage
- Declined the interview
- No answer yet
- Not contacted by Tesla Mag
- Country where Tesla offers FSD (Supervised)
All countries consulted
Sources: requests sent by Tesla Mag on October 20, 2026, and answers received; list of countries from Tesla's "FSD (Supervised) Vehicle Safety Report" page. Base map: Natural Earth.
The table
| Country | FSD (Supervised) available, according to Tesla | Status of our request |
|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | Yes | Written answer received. To be published once the ministry has cleared the text. |
| Sweden | No | Written answer received. To be published once the Transport Agency has cleared the text. |
| Switzerland | No | Written answer received. To be published once the Federal Roads Office has cleared the text. |
| France | No | The Ministry of Transport has agreed to answer in writing. |
| Czech Republic | Yes | The Ministry of Transport has announced a written answer. |
| Netherlands | Yes | The Ministry of Infrastructure has announced an answer. |
| United Kingdom | No | No interview. |
| Belgium | Yes | No interview at federal level. Request sent to the Flemish Region. |
| Portugal | No | No interview at this stage. |
| Austria | No | No interview at this stage. |
| Germany | No | Declined the interview. |
| Denmark | Yes | Declined the interview. |
| Ireland | No | Declined the interview. |
| Norway | No | Declined the interview. |
| Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, Spain | Yes for Croatia, Estonia, Latvia and Slovakia; no for the others | No answer yet as of October 27. |
First observations
States that have approved the system and states that have not are both willing to answer. Slovenia, which approved it, gave us a full interview. Sweden and Switzerland, which have not, answered our five questions in writing. Denmark, although on Tesla’s list, declined.
For France, the Ministry of Transport has agreed to answer in writing. Its answers will be published in this tracker once it has cleared the text. For context, read our earlier report on FSD Supervised in Czechia and the EU vote.
Official answers published
Each official answer will be published in a dedicated article, once cleared by the authority concerned, and linked here. None is online yet as of October 27. Authorities that have not yet answered can do so at any time: this tracker will be updated.
Tesla Mag is an independent French media outlet covering electric mobility since 2013. This article is also available in French.
