EVwire brief: The Dutch regulator RDW just approved Tesla Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in the Netherlands and concludes the system is safer than other driver assistance systems. Tesla says the rollout in the Netherlands begins shortly.
Here’s a part of the RDW statement (bold emphasis ours):
"Due to the continuous strict monitoring of the driver in the vehicle, the system is safer than other driver assistance systems. We have thoroughly researched and checked this system, more than a year and a half.
The RDW has issued a type approval for Tesla's driver's assistance system, FSD Supervised. This driver's assistance system has been extensively researched and tested on our test track and on public roads for more than a half years. Safety is paramount for the RDW. The proper use of this driver's system makes a positive contribution to road safety."
RDW says: Currently only the Netherlands, but soon possible admission within the entire European Union
The type approval for Tesla's driver assistance system is currently only valid in the Netherlands. To enable the use of this driver assistance system throughout the entire European Union, further steps still need to be completed:
The RDW submits the application for authorization within the entire European Union to the European Commission.
All member states vote on this application
Approval requires a majority vote within the responsible committee.
If voted in favor, the driver assistance system is valid in all Member States, meaning it may be driven in all Member States of the European Union.
a look at the RDW statement everyone was waiting for
Tesla celebrates:
With this, Tesla FSD (Supervised) is now available for Tesla owners in:
🇺🇸 United States
🇨🇦 Canada
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇨🇳 China
🇦🇺 Australia
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇳🇱 Netherlands
This has been long in the making. While RDW says this current process took 18 and some months, we’ve seen Musk talk of working with RDW to get it approved since…
* checks notes *
2019!
European Tesla owners are also in somewhat of an unique position — while the FSD (Supervised) has been developed right under the eyes and hands of US Tesla owners with gradual software rollouts, the owners in Europe go from Autopilot, which is an old technological stack which bares no resemblance for current FSD capablities, to a V14.3 FSD (Supervised), which should allow for interventionless drives across thousands of kilometres.
Source: RDW.
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