Tesla FSD in Europe: the EU vote slips to December, and Germany is still undecided
Germany's transport ministry says it remains open to the technology but has concerns about speeding and city use. Eight EU countries have already approved the system.
Anyone hoping to see Tesla FSD (Supervised) approved across the European Union in October will have to wait longer. Germany's Federal Ministry for Transport confirmed, in a reply to a citizen that was shared on X, that the EU-wide vote is scheduled for December 2026.
What happens on October 6
The Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV), where member states decide whether the approval granted by the Dutch authority RDW should apply across the EU, meets on October 6. Its draft agenda, however, lists only a 25-minute "continuation of discussions" on the Dutch request, with no vote. The next meeting isn't until December.
Approval needs a qualified majority: countries representing at least 65% of the EU population. Electrek notes that France is opposed and that Germany, Italy and Spain have not recognized the Dutch approval. Without at least some of them, that threshold is out of reach.
Germany's position
Berlin describes its stance as "technology-open and safety-oriented". The federal motor transport authority (KBA) is reviewing the technical data together with the RDW and Tesla. The ministry acknowledges that the system handles many traffic situations, including in cities, but lists three concerns:
- Speed: FSD can automatically exceed the posted limit by up to 50% in some conditions, through its speed offset setting.
- Cities: whether such an advanced assistant should operate on dense urban streets is still under review.
- Liability: FSD is still a Level 2 system, so the driver, not the manufacturer, is fully responsible for any incident.
Sweden, France and the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) have raised the same speeding concerns.
Where it's already approved
Eight EU countries have already approved FSD (Supervised) nationally: the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovenia, Czechia and Croatia. According to Not a Tesla App, Tesla is also in talks with Ireland and is close to approval in Italy.
heise points out a risk: if the December vote fails, it could also block the country-by-country extension of the Dutch approval to other member states.
What it means for drivers
If you live outside those eight countries, Romania included, you can't use the full FSD (Supervised) feature set yet, even if you've paid for it or subscribe. The realistic paths are an EU-wide yes, in December at the earliest, or a national recognition of the Dutch approval like the eight countries above.
For long European road trips, Germany's decision matters a lot. Without it, the system won't fully work on one of the continent's most important highway networks. And even when approved, FSD stays "Supervised": hands near the wheel and eyes on the road.
