Tesla’s push to bring Full Self-Driving (Supervised) to European roads is moving forward, even if Brussels continues to drag its feet. While the European Union recently delayed its bloc-wide regulatory vote on FSD from October 6 to December at the earliest, Tesla is bypassing the wait by working directly with individual national governments (via @SawyerMerritt).
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According to a report from the Irish Examiner, Tesla confirmed it is actively “working with authorities” in Ireland to secure local approval for FSD. In an official statement, Tesla said:
“At the start of this week, Full Self-Driving (Supervised) has received regulatory approval in the Czech Republic. This is now the seventh market in Europe to recognise the transformative potential of Full Self-Driving (Supervised). Ireland is anticipating the arrival of this transformative technology on Irish roads in due course.”
The regulatory talks arrive as Tesla crossed 15,000 cumulative vehicle deliveries in Ireland, logging over 2,729 new registrations so far in 2026 and preparing to open a new retail center in North Dublin.
The Domino Effect Across Europe
Tesla's individual approach in Dublin follows a proven path. The entire wave was set in motion when the Netherlands became the first EU nation to approve FSD, using an exemption framework established by Dutch vehicle regulator RDW earlier this spring.
Since then, the dominoes have fallen one by one. Earlier this week, Czechia became the seventh European country to approve FSD. Ireland also isn’t the only country Tesla is in talks with — several other EU member nations, including Italy, are nearing regulatory approval for FSD as regional transport ministries review applications for local approval.
Tesla is banking on real-world safety metrics from European FSD markets and other regions where the software has been available for a while to push for EU-wide approval. Tesla recently revealed FSD cut collisions by 40% in Australia and New Zealand during its first full year of customer availability.
Skepticism in the European Union
Despite local approvals, unanimous continent-wide clearance faces friction. Influential member states like Sweden and France have taken issue with FSD, citing concerns that it can exceed posted speed limits in some cases and urging the EU to deny bloc-wide approval.
Those objections may have even contributed to EU officials pushing the vote to the end of the year. For Irish Tesla owners, however, local regulatory clearance could put supervised autonomy on Dublin streets long before EU bureaucracy reaches a consensus.
