Tesla Renames FSD to ‘Tesla Assisted Driving’ in Europe

Full Self-Driving (Supervised) has a new name in Europe. Tesla has officially renamed it “Tesla Assisted Driving” across the continent, and its European websites now show the new name, as reported by @SawyerMerritt on X.

The change follows discussions with Germany’s Federal Ministry for Transport, and as Merritt put it, “should help with getting EU-wide approval.”

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Why Tesla Renamed FSD in Europe

Just a couple of days ago, we reported that Germany was willing to support FSD in the EU vote if Tesla renamed it to Tesla Assisted Driving, or TAD. Federal Transport Minister Bilger reportedly reached an agreement with Tesla in September, and the ministry said the system shows strong performance in urban traffic based on its findings so far.

Germany also wants Tesla to limit the system to exceeding the posted speed limit by no more than 10%. Tesla hasn’t confirmed whether it has made that change yet. That condition targets FSD’s Speed Offset feature, which can currently exceed limits by up to 50% in some conditions. Germany had already raised concerns about overspeeding, and Sweden has urged the EU to reject FSD over the same issue. FSD has also faced pushback from France and road safety groups like the European Transport Safety Council over speeding concerns. To fully win over Germany, Tesla will likely need to cap or remove Speed Offset in its European FSD (TAD?) build.

The TAD name isn’t new, either. FSD is also expected to relaunch in China as Tesla Assisted Driving when it eventually returns there, based on updates to Tesla’s Chinese owner’s manuals earlier this year.

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What’s Next for EU-Wide Approval

The EU vote on bloc-wide approval was previously delayed from October 6 to December at the earliest. Tesla will need a qualified majority of at least 15 countries in favor, and it has been collecting national approvals one by one. Eight countries have already welcomed TAD onto their roads so far:

• Netherlands

• Belgium

• Denmark

• Lithuania

• Estonia

• Slovenia

• Czechia

• Croatia.

Germany still hasn’t approved the system for its own roads, although that may change now that Tesla is cooperating with its demands. Regardless, backing from Europe’s largest car market could carry weight in Brussels. With the rename official, the remaining question is whether a capped Speed Offset will be enough to win over Sweden, France, and other skeptics before December’s vote.