EU vote on Tesla's supervised self-driving system pushed back

By Reuters News

STOCKHOLM, Sept 25 (Reuters) - An expected European Union vote on allowing Tesla's supervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) system across the bloc has been delayed from October, with the next apparent opportunity for a decision not before December, according to an agenda published on the EU's website.

  • Dutch regulator RDW approved the system in April, with Belgium and a handful of other countries following suit

  • RDW is also proposing that the software be approved across the bloc

  • Tesla said on September 1 in a post on X that an EU-wide vote could potentially happen ​on October 6

  • However, the agenda for an October 6 meeting of the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV), which brings together representatives of EU member states and the European Commission, lists only a "continuation of discussions" on the Dutch request for an Article 39 authorisation, with 25 minutes allocated to the discussion

  • The committee has already discussed Tesla's request at two previous meetings. The next scheduled TCMV meeting after October is in December, making that the earliest apparent opportunity for a vote based on the current agenda

  • An EU-wide rollout requires support by a "qualified majority" of 15 of the EU's ‌27 member ⁠states, representing 65% of the bloc's population

  • Several EU countries, including Sweden, have expressed concerns about FSD exceeding speed limits, while countries that approved it say drivers ​remain responsible for complying with traffic laws

  • The same committee approved Ford's F.N BlueCruise driver assistance system March 2024, with Germany as its sponsor

  • Tesla has called FSD approval key to boosting sales in Europe, where it is seeking to regain market share amid growing competition from Chinese electric-vehicle makers

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