First Signs of Regulatory Tweaks and Possible US Divergence
These free 30–45 minute ride-alongs let you sit in the passenger seat while a Tesla employee demonstrates FSD in real traffic. No Tesla ownership required. It’s one of the best ways to experience what’s coming – and your participation helps Tesla gather valuable data for regulators.
Here are the exact 7 things you should do this week (most take under 30 minutes and cost nothing) to prepare for FSD launch in April. This will give you the best chance to use FSD as soon as it’s available.
Tesla FSD deadlines by country for USA Australia and Europe including transfers purchases and RDW approval.
Tesla are advancing toward Netherlands FSD approval with April 10 target and UN R-171 submission. Learn how other EU countries can piggyback and what summer EU-wide rollout could look like.
Commercial unsupervised pilots are on track for spring 2026, while full legal clarity for everyone comes in 2027. Speculatively, supervised FSD could be approved in mid 2026, but this is dependent on several factors.
Discover how Tesla FSD transfer Europe works with no deadlines. Learn simple steps for owners to move Full Self Driving to a new vehicle easily while waiting for launch.
FSD software already appears to be running in test/shadow mode across Europe. Recent updates have added border warnings for supervised mode. These changes prepare cars for legal FSD (Supervised) use once regulators give the green light.
Tesla 2026.2.9 update explained: See the shift to Self-Driving (Supervised), new Navigate on Autosteer, AI Computer labels, and early owner reports.
Elon Musk says FSD Supervised could gain approval in the Netherlands in March. See what this means for Tesla owners in Europe.