Tesla Full Self-Driving regulatory approval process in Europe
The developments in this story so far, most recent first.
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Development
France Blocks Tesla FSD Software Over Safety Concerns
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· date approximate Background
RDW announced in April 2025 that it concluded FSD was safer than other driving assistance systems.
In April 2025, the Dutch road regulator (RDW) concluded that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) was more safe than other driver-assistance systems. However, the regulator provided no data or evidence to support the claims that the system was more safe or at least as safe as competing systems.
The assessment occurred amid efforts by Tesla to keep documents related to the FSD safety review out of public view, citing the protection of commercial secrets. During an email exchange in April 2025, Tesla sought written assurance that the regulator would never release any documents related to the FSD system, conditioning the transmission of additional information on such confidentiality.
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Milestone
Tesla Asked The Dutch To Promise Its FSD Data Would Never Go Public
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· date approximate Background
Tesla engaged with RDW in late 2024 to request non-disclosure of FSD safety review documents.
Tesla pressured the Dutch road regulator (RDW) to keep all documents related to its Full Self-Driving (FSD) safety review out of public view, arguing that publication would expose its commercial secrets.
The company reportedly conditioned the transmission of additional information to the RDW on receiving prior clarification that the documents would remain confidential.