Tesla FSD in the EU: Brussels committee talks again with no vote, and Germany floats going it alone
The TCMV technical committee took up the Dutch FSD (Supervised) request again today, but a decision is now expected in December. German transport minister Steffen Bilger wants EU-wide approval and, failing that, is open to a national route.
The EU's Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV) discussed the Netherlands' request to extend its Tesla FSD (Supervised) approval across the bloc in Brussels today, for the third time. There was no vote, and a decision is now expected at the committee's December meeting, TeslaNorth reports.
The item was on the agenda only as a "continuation of discussions," with 25 minutes set aside from 11:45 to 12:10 Brussels time. The committee had already discussed the file in May and on June 30, also without a vote.
Germany: EU approval, or a national path if needed
The bigger news came from Berlin. German transport minister Steffen Bilger said this morning at a Tagesspiegel Background conference that he will push for FSD (Supervised) to be usable across the EU soon. If a European agreement fails, Germany will have to talk about "what can be done in Germany," he said, as quoted by dpa and heise.
Bilger acknowledged open technical and liability questions but put innovation and possible road-safety benefits first.
The national route already exists: any member state can adopt the Dutch approval for its own territory, as Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Belgium, Slovenia and Czechia have done. Meanwhile Germany's KBA is reviewing the file and wants to test a Tesla itself. One sticking point is that the system can exceed the speed limit.
Why Germany matters
EU-wide approval needs a qualified majority: at least 15 of 27 member states representing 65% of the population. The seven countries where FSD is already legal cover only about 12%, while Germany alone has almost 19%. A yes from Berlin would change the math for December.
Romania hasn't adopted the Dutch approval yet. For what FSD would mean for Romanian drivers and what the law would need to change, see our guide to FSD (Supervised) in Europe and Romania.
