Trending Now - Tesla's Full Self-driving Approved in Europe Amid Controversy

WHO:

TechRadar - Tesla, Elon Musk, Dutch regulators

Sherwood News - Tesla, Elon Musk

WHAT:

TechRadar - Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system has been approved in Europe for the first time.

Sherwood News - The Netherlands is the first country in Europe to approve a version of Tesla’s supervised FSD software.

Sherwood News - Tesla sold about 16,700 cars in the Netherlands in 2025, out of roughly 240,000 across Europe and 1.6 million globally.

Sherwood News - Dutch regulators stated that the US version of FSD is “not comparable” to the one approved in Europe.

WHERE:

Sherwood News - The approval took place in the Netherlands.

WHEN:

Sherwood News - The approval was granted on Friday, April 10th, 2026.

Sherwood News - Elon Musk mentioned during an earnings call last year (2025) that Tesla did not have approval for supervised FSD in Europe.

Sherwood News - Musk expected European approval in February 2026, but the process only began in April 2026.

WHY:

Sherwood News - Elon Musk has blamed the lack of FSD approval for struggling sales in Europe, calling it Tesla's “weakest market.”

Sherwood News - Musk stated that sales in Europe would improve significantly once customers could access the same FSD experience as in the US.

HOW:

Sherwood News - Dutch regulators are submitting an application to expand FSD approval across the European Union.

(UPDATED April 13, 2026 17:22 UTC)

Tesla's Full Self-Driving system has received approval in the Netherlands, marking the first time this technology has been sanctioned in Europe. The approval was granted on Friday, and Dutch regulators noted that the US version of FSD is “not comparable” to the one approved in Europe. Elon Musk has previously indicated that the lack of FSD approval has hindered Tesla's sales in Europe, which he described as the company's “weakest market.”