TAD Weekly Review: Week 44 2026
26 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 · Published:
Since 26 Oct, Latvia is the tenth EU country with Tesla Assisted Driving, after Tesla lowered the speed-limit tolerance and tightened driver monitoring. Tailwind came from Rome: transport minister Matteo Salvini backs a swift EU approval, though that is not a national recognition in Italy. And according to Norway’s road authority, Tesla has dropped its lateral-acceleration exemption. Whether the TCMV will actually vote in December is still open.
Status at the end of the week
What moved this week
- LV
Latvia becomes the tenth EU country
Latvia’s road safety authority CSDD recognises the provisional RDW type approval for Tesla Assisted Driving. It based the decision on the RDW file and Tesla’s changes: a lower speed-limit tolerance, the manual offset resetting after every drive, and stricter driver monitoring. The driver remains fully responsible; CSDD warns that snow, dirt, salt and gravel roads can disrupt the system. Tesla Europe says the rollout “begins soon”.
Source: Apollo.lv (CSDD) · BB.LV · Tesla Europe (X)
- IT
Italy backs a swift EU approval
After a call with Elon Musk, Italy’s transport minister Matteo Salvini writes that Italy “supports a swift EU approval of Tesla Assisted Driving”. That is political tailwind for the TCMV vote (December at the earliest), not a national approval: Italy has not recognised the RDW approval. With about 13% of the EU population, Italy would be a key vote towards the required 65%.
Source: Matteo Salvini (X) · Tesla North · EV (eletric-vehicles.com)
- NO
Norway: Tesla drops its lateral-acceleration exemption
Norway’s Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen) updated its TAD page on 29 October, the first update since July. It says Tesla has moved the system closer to UN Regulation 171: a new name, toned-down marketing and no more request for an exemption on maximum lateral acceleration in bends. It also tempers expectations: whether the TCMV will actually vote at its December meeting is still undecided, and the wording of the decision is not settled. Norway itself plans no earlier rollout.
Source: Statens vegvesen · ITavisen · TeslAnt
Countries with a new status
- Italy: Under review (29 Oct 2026) – After a call with Elon Musk (29 Oct), transport minister Salvini backs a swift EU approval of TAD. There is no national recognition of the RDW approval; Italy relies on the EU procedure. (Source: Matteo Salvini (X))
Next milestone
EU vote in the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV) – next meeting December 2026, vote not yet confirmed
Source: Statens vegvesen, 29.10.2026
The EU majority still needs 5 more countries and about 50.7 % of the population. Every new country brings Tesla Assisted Driving a step closer to all of Europe.