00:15 25-11-2025

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving nears EU launch after RDW nod in Feb 2026

Tesla is set to bring Full Self-Driving to Europe, aiming for RDW approval in Feb 2026. The supervised system has logged EU tests and could enable EU rollout.

Tesla is closing in on a European debut for its Full Self-Driving mode. After a year of talks and more than a million kilometers of road testing across the EU, the company expects to secure national approval from the Dutch authority RDW in February 2026. That sign-off would unlock the path to recognition across the rest of the bloc.

In its European configuration, FSD remains a supervised system: the driver must keep watch and accept responsibility. Even so, the toolset goes far beyond routine driver aids, handling autonomous lane changes, complex interchanges, intersections, and traffic lights. During demonstrations, FSD has already navigated Paris, Rome, and Madrid, showing how it copes with some of the continent’s most demanding traffic.

The approval process has been anything but straightforward. Tesla says several EU rules are outdated: parts of FSD aren’t covered by existing regulations, forcing the company to seek specific exemptions. It also stresses that no requirement should undercut the level of safety it points to in the United States and Canada.

If RDW grants approval in February, other EU countries can automatically accept it, followed by a vote at the Union level. In practice, that would let Tesla officially roll out FSD in Europe—a move owners have been waiting on for years. The trajectory suggests a shift from pilots to a sanctioned launch, provided the timetable holds.

The company says it is ready to offer European customers a genuine version of FSD very soon, signaling that it views the launch as a near-term milestone rather than a distant promise.