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- Apr 10, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Dutch Regulator RDW Approves Tesla FSD (Supervised), a First in Europe
- The Netherlands Vehicle Authority (RDW) issued a type approval for Tesla's FSD (Supervised) on 10 April 2026, after examining and testing it for more than a year and a half on its test track and public roads[1]
- It is the first approval of the system in Europe, granted under UN Regulation 171 for driver control assistance systems, with provisional validity of at least 36 months[4][5]
- RDW stressed that a car using FSD Supervised 'is not self-driving': the driver stays responsible, may take hands off the wheel but must be able to take over at once, and cameras check the driver's eyes are on the road[1]
- Tesla supplied 1.6 million km of EU test data, 13,000 customer ride-alongs and 4,500 track test scenarios against more than 400 requirements[4][5]
- Tesla had expected approval by 20 March; it came about three weeks later[5]
- The approval applies only in the Netherlands; for all EU member states RDW must submit an application to the European Commission and a majority of member states must vote for it[1]
- Tesla later received approvals in Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark and Belgium, and by July drivers there had covered over 50 million km on FSD[2]
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- [1]90%rdw.nl/en/news/2026/rdw-explanation-of-european-type-approval-tesla-with-provisional-validity-in-the-netherlandsrdw.nl· Posted Sep 28, 2026· Starts Apr 10, 2026 ✓· 30% of score
RDW's statement, dated 10 April 2026: 'RDW has issued a type approval for Tesla's driver assistance system, FSD Supervised'. No time is given, so the pin is all day.
- [2]85%Tesla Q2 2026 Update (Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1)sec.gov· Published Jul 22, 2026· 23% of score
Tesla: 'Building on the approval to deploy FSD in the Netherlands, we received additional approvals in Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark and Belgium', with customers in those countries driving over 50 million km on FSD by July.[1]
- [3]85%Tesla Q1 2026 Update (Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1)sec.gov· Published Apr 22, 2026· 16% of score
Tesla's own update lists 'Received approval for FSD (Supervised) in Netherlands in April' among the quarter's operations highlights.[1]
- [4]80%The Netherlands becomes the first European country to approve Tesla's FSD Supervisedthenextweb.com· Published Apr 12, 2026· 16% of score
TNW: RDW[1] approved software version 2026.3.6 on 10 April 2026 with provisional validity of at least 36 months; hands may leave the wheel while eye-tracking cameras watch the driver; a mandatory tutorial and quiz come first.
- [5]85%Tesla gets FSD Supervised approved in the Netherlands — here's what it meanselectrek.co· Published Apr 10, 2026· 15% of score
Electrek: approval under UN R-171 after more than 18 months of testing, 1.6 million km on EU roads, 13,000 customer ride-alongs, 4,500 track scenarios and 400 compliance requirements; originally expected by 20 March, about three weeks late; valid only in the Netherlands.
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