Tesla earns first EU nod for supervised FSD in the Netherlands

Dutch regulators approved a supervised version of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving in the Netherlands, making it the first European country to greenlight the tech and paving a path for EU-wide approval. Tesla has long argued that FSD is key to growth in Europe, but the rollout is not immediate: the European version requires stricter safety standards and driver monitoring, and the Netherlands is a small market (about 16,700 Teslas in 2025) compared with the broader European market. Regulators have signaled plans to seek EU-wide approval, but a full rollout across Europe remains to be seen as local approvals lag the US.