The Netherlands becomes the first European country to approve Tesla’s FSD Supervised

The Dutch vehicle authority RDW approved Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software on 10 April 2026, making the Netherlands the first European country to authorize the system under UN Regulation 171. The approval followed 18 months of testing, 1.6 million kilometres of EU road data, 4,500 closed-track tests, and satisfaction of over 400 compliance requirements. FSD Supervised is a Level 2 driver assistance system — drivers may take hands off the wheel but remain legally responsible and must stay attentive, enforced via eye-tracking cameras and alerts. The Netherlands approval creates a regulatory pathway for Germany, France, and Italy to follow within weeks, with full EU-wide recognition targeted for summer 2026. Pricing is set at €99/month or €7,500 outright. The approval is commercially significant for Tesla, whose European sales fell 27.8% in 2025 amid competition from BYD and others. Tesla is also preparing FSD v15, which Musk claims will far exceed human safety levels, though the approved version is 2026.3.6.