First came the Netherlands, then four more countries, and now Slovenia. Tesla is steadily carving out a path for Full Self-Driving Supervised across Europe: on September 7, the country temporarily recognized the Dutch approval, and Tesla said rollout to local owners would begin soon. Slovenia is now the sixth EU country after the Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark and Belgium.
But the bold Full Self-Driving name can create the wrong impression. European FSD Supervised does not turn a Tesla into a fully autonomous car: it remains an advanced driver-assistance system. The person behind the wheel is still responsible for the vehicle, must continuously monitor the road and be ready to take control immediately.
The starting point for Tesla's European push was the Dutch RDW decision of April 10, 2026. The regulator granted provisional approval after more than a year and a half of testing on proving grounds and public roads. However, that approval does not automatically apply across the entire European Union, so individual countries are still recognizing it on their own territory.
The biggest decision is still ahead. The EU Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles is due to meet on October 6, 2026, and a vote on extending the approval across the European Union could take place at that meeting. Still, the date does not guarantee that the vote itself will happen then, as the decision could be postponed to the next meeting. Meanwhile, Tesla has opened a dedicated set of FSD Supervised safety data intended to strengthen its case in the European approval process.
And Slovenia clearly is not the end of the story. Finland's Traficom is officially assessing whether FSD Supervised can be accepted, while France moved to on-road evaluation of the system on two Tesla vehicles in early September. That makes Slovenia's decision more than a local development in a small market. It is another step toward a moment when the fate of FSD Supervised could be decided for the whole European Union at once.
