Tesla FSD Wins First European Approval via Dutch RDW

On April 10, the Dutch Road Authority (RDW) granted provisional type approval to Tesla FSD Supervised (version 2026.3.6) under UN R171. The approval followed 18 months of testing, 1.6 million km across EU roads, 13,000 customer-supervised drives, and validation against 400+ safety requirements. Full EU mutual recognition is expected by summer, opening pathways to Germany, France, and the Benelux. Critically, RDW classified the system as Level 2 assistance, not autonomous driving.