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The new UNECE rules for Tesla's FSD (Supervised) are not that bad:
1. System-initiated manoeuvres are now allowed everywhere β
2. No wheel nags on motorways/highways β
3. No confirmations required β
But Tesla still needs to make a few changes. More on this in the video:
Tesla owners are being offered 2 months of FSD (Supervised) TAD free, then 2,400 KΔ a month π¨πΏ
The Czech Republic approved it on 21 Sep, and HW4 cars running 2026.32.x got the update on 7 Oct.
The offer can vary by account.
Demand isn't the problem for FSD anymore π
Tesla's Q3 shareholder presentation: 1.74M active FSD subscriptions (+67% YoY), and a North America attach rate over 75%.
Europe has 100,000+ users in just the 9 countries where it's available.
The demand is there. The approvals aren't.
Sources:
Active FSD Subscriptions 1.74M, +67% YoY β Tesla Q3 2026 shareholder presentation, p5 (Operational Summary). North America attach rate over 75% of new deliveries β p3 and p8. Europe 100,000+ customers in nine EU countries β p8: assets-ir.tesla.com/tesla-coβ¦
EU-wide vote December 2026 at the earliest: notanfsdtracker.com/eu-trackβ¦
Cybercab is running in Austin, and on Wednesday's Q3 call Tesla said it'll launch in Dallas next month.
So what would it take in London?
The UK's driverless taxi permits have been live since May under the Automated Vehicles Act. The operator applies to the DVSA, then TfL has six weeks to consent or give written reasons. If TfL doesn't reply, consent is deemed given.
For a car with no steering wheel, the bigger step is vehicle approval. Government guidance says the approval rules haven't yet been adapted for cars without manual controls.
The rest of the Automated Vehicles Act, including full authorisation, is due in the second half of 2027.
Luxembourg is leaving FSD (Supervised) TAD to the EU π±πΊ
Its minister says it's driver assistance, Luxembourg wasn't involved in the Dutch approval, and any change must follow EU procedures.
The Netherlands and Belgium approved it. The EU vote is December at the earliest.
Sources:
Ministry of Mobility answer to parliamentary question 4802, 20 Oct 2026 (French): wdocs-pub.chd.lu/docs/Dossieβ¦
Approval dates and EU vote timing: notanfsdtracker.com/eu-trackβ¦
I predict that in the EU and the UK, kids won't want to drive themselves in less than 10 years.
Thoughts?
xitter.cf/DVSAgovuk/status/21125β¦
Taking your driving test?
Youβll pass your test if you make:
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no serious or dangerous faults (sometimes called βmajorsβ)
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15 or fewer driving faults (sometimes called βminorsβ)
Find out more and make sure youβre ready for test day: ow.ly/5COx50ZYYlh
ALT Driving examiner using a tablet.
π¦πΊ π³πΏ Cybertruck is officially CANCELLED for Australia and New Zealand.
Tesla emailed reservation holders: "After careful consideration, plans to produce Cybertruck for Australia and New Zealand have been discontinued."
Reservations are being cancelled and payments refunded in full. Some Australians paid their A$150 deposit back in 2019.
So is the UK next?
Cybertruck is only built in left-hand drive. It has no UK or EU type approval, and the DVSA says no Cybertruck has passed IVA.
Tesla UK took Β£100 reservations from 2019 too. Tesla hasn't said anything about them yet.
My thoughts: Australia drives on the left. If that market couldn't justify a right-hand drive Cybertruck, I don't think the UK will get them now.
π³π± Want to try FSD (Supervised) TAD in the Netherlands? Tesla is offering test drives in Utrecht tomorrow.
They're at the Tesla Owners Club Grand Prix, at TeamSport's indoor kart track in The Wall, on Saturday 24 Oct from 14:30 to 18:00.
You sign up for a test drive on Tesla's event page. Racing in the Grand Prix itself is booked separately through the club.
This is where it started in Europe. The RDW approved it on 10 April, the first approval in Europe.
Sources:
Tesla event page: tesla.com/nl_nl/event/tesla-β¦
Tesla Owners Club NL: teslaownersclub.nl/tocnl-indβ¦
RDW, 10 Apr 2026: rdw.nl/en/news/2026/rdw-explβ¦
Cool site to watch interesting FSD clips
Donβt forget Iβm building a searchable catalogue of Tesla FSD / TAD clips.
From Animal Clips to Fails and from Smooth Clips to Saves!
Check it out at fsd-clips.com
Anything to share? DM me!
π¨π³ On Wednesday night's Q3 call, Tesla said they are actively working with regulators in China and has published both its FSD safety report and its unsupervised robotaxi safety report.
They pointed to how many crashes happen because drivers aren't alert, and said: "Any regulator who looks at the data would find it very hard to refute."
I think regulators in Europe and the UK should be looking at that same data.
Tesla's Robotaxi data: 3.1M miles with no supervisor in the car, 6 cities, 22 Jan to 18 Oct.
0 Robotaxi airbag deployments
0 pedestrians or cyclists hit.
30 of 32 crashes were property damage only.
558K miles in the last week alone
Verdict: mostly low-speed bumps so far.
Sources:
Tesla page (miles, cities, airbags, pedestrians/cyclists, after dark, rain, weekly miles): tesla.com/robotaxi/safety
Tesla's crash list (32 crashes, severity, speeds): digitalassets.tesla.com/teslβ¦
Tesla's term is "safety monitor".
Ever wonder how Tesla Autopilot got approved via restrictive @UNECE regulations?
Hint: They used a loophole - Not many people know about this:
Guess which country objected?
It got approved anyway!
Same story for FSD next year?
In case you missed it.. I asked the π¬π§ UK VCA for everything it has on Tesla FSD approval: RDW correspondence, approval materials, and applications.
β Access denied β
Here's why that matters for a UK launch π¬π§π
βAccess Deniedβ
New FOI Response from the UK π¬π§ Concerning Tesla's FSD (Supervised) approval process.
I asked for:
Correspondence and meetings with RDW
RDW approval material held by VCA
Use of RDW as a Technical Service
Recognition or reliance analysis
Applications and live files / pre-application requests
Any request VCA has made to RDW
Some data is held, but I get the traditional ACCESS DENIED blocker, and apparently the DFT would be at a MAJOR disadvantage if they answer my questions.
π€ Where can you ride a Tesla Robotaxi today?
πΊπΈ Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando, Tampa
Austin now runs from 6 a.m. to midnight.
πΊπΈ California: Requires a safety driver. No driverless or CPUC robotaxi permit yet.
π¬π§ UK: π
πͺπΊ EU: not even supervised FSD EU-wide yet.
Which country gets Tesla Robotaxi after the US?
πͺπΈ Spain Update: Waymo has a DGT robotaxi test permit, and plans fully autonomous rides in Madrid in 2027
Tesla has a DGT test permit too, for 30 SAE level 2 cars with 275,471 km logged at the last report.
Spanish owners still can't get FSD (Supervised) TAD though because Spain won't adopt the RDW type approval.
ALT Waymo and Tesla are both approved for testing in Spain. Comparison of DGT permits FVA-03/2026 and FVA-03/2025.
Β‘Hola, Region of Madrid! πͺπΈ Weβre thrilled to announce that weβre coming to Spain, beginning with Madrid. This will be our first region in Spain and second in the European Union. We plan to launch fully autonomous ride-hailing in Madrid in 2027.
Sign up for future updates: waymo.com/waymo-in-spain
Β‘Hola, Comunidad de Madrid! πͺπΈ Nos emociona anunciar que llegamos a EspaΓ±a, empezando por Madrid. Esta serΓ‘ nuestra primera regiΓ³n en EspaΓ±a y la segunda en la UniΓ³n Europea. Planeamos lanzar nuestro servicio de ride-hailing totalmente autΓ³nomo en la Comunidad en 2027.
Sources:
Waymo Spain: waymo.com/waymo-in-spain
DGT test permits (Waymo FVA-03/2026, Tesla FVA-03/2025): dgt.es/muevete-con-seguridadβ¦
EU status: notanfsdtracker.com/map
