Tesla hopes to get European regulatory approval for supervised full self-driving in February 2026.

TRUE: on or before 28 February 2026, a European regulator grants approval that lets Tesla customers use FSD (Supervised) on public roads. Either a national authority, such as the Netherlands' RDW, or EU-level type approval counts. Approval earlier than February also counts. MOSTLY TRUE: the approval was granted by the deadline but differs in a minor detail, such as a slightly narrower scope than announced. MOSTLY FALSE: the approval came after February 2026 (no grace period), or only a narrower permission was granted by the deadline, such as testing or demonstration permits. FALSE: dated regulator or Tesla statements, or credible reporting, show that no such approval had been granted by the end of February 2026.

Set before the research began.

1. E1 RDW explanation of European type approval Tesla with provisional validity in the Netherlands RDW (Netherlands Vehicle Authority) · 10 April 2026

   “RDW has issued a type approval for Tesla’s driver assistance system, FSD Supervised (Full Self Driving Supervised).”

2. E2 RDW response following a message from Tesla RDW (Netherlands Vehicle Authority) · 23 March 2026

   “Tesla and RDW are currently completing the final steps of the assessment process.”

3. E3 RDW response following Tesla’s call to action RDW (Netherlands Vehicle Authority) · 24 November 2025

   “the RDW and Tesla have established a schedule, according to which Tesla is expected to demonstrate in February 2026 that FSD Supervised meets the required standards.”

4. E4 Tesla Full Self-Driving gets huge breakthrough on European expansion Teslarati · 20 March 2026

   “Approval in the Netherlands is expected on April 10, shifted from the original March 20 target, following 18 months of rigorous collaboration.”

E3 shows RDW expected Tesla to demonstrate in February 2026 that FSD Supervised met the standards. RDW's 23 March 2026 statement (E2) says Tesla and RDW were still completing the final steps of the assessment, so no approval had been granted by the end of February. E4 reports that the approval date moved to 10 April. RDW's 10 April notice (E1) says it has issued a type approval for FSD Supervised. Approval came after the February 2026 deadline, and the resolution criteria assign a late approval to mostly false.