Tesla's supervised self-driving software gets Dutch okay, first in Europe (opens in new tab)

(reuters.com)

38 pointsnsoonhui29d ago19 comments

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“Supervised self-driving” feels like an oxymoron. It’s either safe enough to be completely autonomous or it’s not. There’s no way a human driver being assisted by self-driving is going to be ready to take over at a moments notice with the same awareness that they would have if they were driving the whole time. This is going to kill people.

sMarsIntruder29d ago

No, it’s not.

This solution went through millions of kilometres of data and tests.

RDW did a really thorough job since we’re talking about Europe: https://www.rdw.nl/en/news/2026/rdw-explanation-of-european-...

Stop. Spreading. FUD.

cedws29d ago

RDW tested it themselves. That isn't real world usage. Real world drivers will not pay the same attention, and they'll do stupid shit like game the driver attention mechanism so they can watch TikTok.

sMarsIntruder29d ago

This is FUD. Supervised means that the camera watches you in realtime keeping attention.

But I get this type of comments just to go against one person.

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hulitu29d ago

Of course it is not. I also do "supervised self driving". In fact, everybody does it. The fact that Tesla drivers are only now able to do it, tell us something about their driving abilities.

Stop. Spreading. FUD /s

sMarsIntruder29d ago

So if you say BS you can just add /s and it’s fine?

TechTechTech29d ago

> RDW said the EU sets stricter requirements for safety during vehicle approvals than the U.S. "This means that the FSD Supervised version in the U.S. is NOT comparable to the FSD Supervised version in the EU," it said, without providing further details.

The Netherlands has one of the highest road safety standards in the world. More info on differences between USA and NL on the site of RDW (Dutch)

https://www.rdw.nl/nieuws/2026/toelichting-rdw-op-europese-t...

hulitu29d ago

> The Netherlands has one of the highest road safety standards in the world.

But the Dutch are still not able to drive safely on the Autobahn.

jacobgorm29d ago

More like third in Europe after BMW and Ford, according to https://electrek.co/2026/04/10/tesla-fsd-supervised-approved...

one_more_q29d ago

First here relates to the first country that approved. Other OEMs already have hands off level two systems, nobody disputes that.

consp29d ago

No article has mentioned insurance rates. I would not be surprised if this has consequences for that. I'm not saying this as good or bad but as insurers being cautious as the liability question in civil procedures ultimately comes to them.

one_more_q29d ago

In the US there are insurance companies that will give you a discount for each mile you drive with FSD enabled. That should give you an it’s on the impact…

expedition3229d ago

I wonder how this will pan out. In the Netherlands roads are mixed with old people walking their dog and children on bicycles going to school. We're not in Phoenix anymore.

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cedws29d ago

sMarsIntruder29d ago

No, it’s not.

This solution went through millions of kilometres of data and tests.

RDW did a really thorough job since we’re talking about Europe: https://www.rdw.nl/en/news/2026/rdw-explanation-of-european-...

Stop. Spreading. FUD.

cedws29d ago

sMarsIntruder29d ago

This is FUD. Supervised means that the camera watches you in realtime keeping attention.

But I get this type of comments just to go against one person.

2 more replies

hulitu29d ago

Of course it is not. I also do "supervised self driving". In fact, everybody does it. The fact that Tesla drivers are only now able to do it, tell us something about their driving abilities.

Stop. Spreading. FUD /s

sMarsIntruder29d ago

So if you say BS you can just add /s and it’s fine?

TechTechTech29d ago

The Netherlands has one of the highest road safety standards in the world. More info on differences between USA and NL on the site of RDW (Dutch)

https://www.rdw.nl/nieuws/2026/toelichting-rdw-op-europese-t...

hulitu29d ago

> The Netherlands has one of the highest road safety standards in the world.

But the Dutch are still not able to drive safely on the Autobahn.

jacobgorm29d ago

More like third in Europe after BMW and Ford, according to https://electrek.co/2026/04/10/tesla-fsd-supervised-approved...

one_more_q29d ago

First here relates to the first country that approved. Other OEMs already have hands off level two systems, nobody disputes that.

consp29d ago

one_more_q29d ago

In the US there are insurance companies that will give you a discount for each mile you drive with FSD enabled. That should give you an it’s on the impact…

expedition3229d ago

I wonder how this will pan out. In the Netherlands roads are mixed with old people walking their dog and children on bicycles going to school. We're not in Phoenix anymore.

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