TAD Weekly Review: Week 41 2026
5–11 Oct 2026 · Published:
A week with a tailwind from Berlin: Germany’s transport ministry reached an agreement with Tesla and now actively supports EU-wide approval. Tesla renamed FSD (Supervised) to “Tesla Assisted Driving” in Europe, and Slovakia announced its recognition. There was no new national approval this week; the EU vote in the TCMV is possible in December at the earliest.
Status at the end of the week
What moved this week
- DE
- EU
TCMV discusses again without a vote – December at the earliest
The EU Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV) only had the Dutch Art. 39 request on the agenda for discussion.
Source: Electrek
- SK
Slovakia announces recognition “in the coming days”
Transport minister Jozef Ráž plans to send a letter of recognition to the Netherlands. Sending has not yet been confirmed.
Source: Pravda
- EU
Reuters investigation into Tesla’s pressure on EU regulators
Reuters describes how Tesla tried to influence the RDW review and submitted disputed safety studies. The RDW rejects doubts about its independence.
Source: Reuters
- EU
Tesla renames FSD (Supervised) to “Tesla Assisted Driving” in Europe
Tesla’s European sites (incl. DE, ES, NL, SK) now redirect from FSD to a new “Tesla Assisted Driving” page. In the US the name remains “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)”. The approval status is unchanged.
Source: TechCrunch · Reuters (via CNA) · Electrek
Countries with a new status
- Slovakia: Announced (7 Oct 2026) – Transport minister Ráž announced a letter of recognition to the Netherlands “in the coming days”. Sending not yet confirmed – so not yet counted as approved. (Source: Pravda)
- Germany: Under review (6 Oct 2026) – BMV: agreement with Tesla (max. 10 % speed tolerance, driver 100 % responsible, renaming to “Tesla Assisted Driving”). Germany supports the EU procedure; KBA is reviewing. No national approval. (Source: BMV)
Next milestone
EU vote in the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV) – December 2026 at the earliest
Source: Electrek, 25.09.2026
The EU majority still needs 7 more countries and about 52.3 % of the population. Every new country brings Tesla Assisted Driving a step closer to all of Europe.