Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) AI technology gets another approval from a European country. Belgium has now approved Tesla FSD to operate on its public roads.
Belgium’s Minister of Mobility, Public Works, Ports and Sport, Annick De Ridder, shared his official approval document on Elon Musk’s social media platform X. He also expressed his joy in embracing the innovative self-driving technology for his nation.
Belgium’s Tesla Community, including my old-time Tesla Friend Steven Peeters (original Autopilot tester as well), were constantly advocating to lead the rest of Europe in adopting Tesla FSD. Interestingly, the voices were heard, and as the Danish approval came in, Belgium joined just days later.
Annick De Ridder wrote on X:
The Tesla community has been keeping a close eye on this for quite some time regarding the approval for FSD technology on our Flemish and Belgian roads.
In appreciation of your unwavering interest (and encouragement), you get the scoop here: I just signed the approval!
This decision now goes to our homologation department; they will notify RDW of the Netherlands of the approval. Flanders embraces innovation!
In a later post on X, the minister clarified that this approval is not just for Flanders (the northern region), it covers the entire Belgium.
Just like other European countries, Belgium has used regulatory compliance with the Dutch authority, RDW, for FSD approval. The blanket approval for the European Union has been in process for several years by the UNECE.
As of this writing, Tesla hasn’t started the rollout of the FSD update in Belgium. The rollout might start today or tomorrow. The latest version in Europe is FSD v14.2.2.6 (2026.17.5). Keep an eye out for a notification on your Tesla screen of the mobile app.
Tesla FSD is currently approved in the following 5 European countries:
- Netherlands
- Lithuania
- Estonia
- Denmark
- Belgium
The following is the auto-translation of Annick De Ridder’s by Google Translate:
English translation of the letter (Google Translate):
Subject: Decision regarding the acceptance of Tesla Full Self Driving (Supervised)
Dear Ms. Remy,
With this letter, I refer to your note of June 10, 2026, concerning Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD-Supervised), reference KAB_2026_0147.
First of all, I would like to thank you and your services for the thorough analysis of the tests performed, the legal assessment, and the careful consideration of the opportunities and points of attention associated with this innovative technology.
Your advice indicates that Tesla FSD-Supervised possesses significant technological potential. The tests performed demonstrate that the system is capable of analyzing a wide range of traffic situations and responding to them in a predominantly defensive, cautious, and anticipatory manner. In doing so, Tesla FSD-Supervised takes into account various road users, including pedestrians, cyclists, and other drivers, and adapts its driving behavior to the traffic context.
I also take note of the finding that the system features mechanisms that monitor driver involvement and warn when their attention to the driving task diminishes. Furthermore, your analysis shows that the system, if used as intended (with an alert driver who must always be able to intervene) and further adapted to the local traffic context, has the potential to contribute to an improvement in road safety. After all, it exhibits a defensive driving style and can react faster and more consistently than human drivers in certain situations.
I also note that the provisional EU type-approval was granted by the Dutch approval authority RDW (National Road Traffic Service) and that the initial evaluations mentioned reportedly indicate positive results.
Although your advice rightly points out a number of areas for attention regarding further alignment with the Belgian traffic context, the interaction between driver and system, and the need for ongoing monitoring, I am of the opinion that the established potential of this technology, together with the positive findings from the tests carried out, provides sufficient grounds to proceed with the acceptance of the provisional EU type-approval.
I therefore decide to accept the provisional EU type approval for Tesla Full Self Driving-Supervised in accordance with Article 39, point 5, of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 for the Belgian territory. This is based on the premise that the driver is and remains responsible at all times for the control of the vehicle.
Therefore, I request DMOW, as the competent type-approval authority, to notify the RDW of this in writing and to take the necessary further administrative steps.
In addition, I request that, following the above written notification, the dialogue with Tesla and RDW be continued. This relates to the expectations included in your memorandum, in particular regarding communication to users in the national languages, further alignment with the Belgian traffic context, a phased rollout of the system, and continued monitoring of the road safety effects.
Finally, I request that the other regions, the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport, and the European Commission be appropriately informed of this decision.
Hoping to have provided you with sufficient information, I remain,
With all due respect,
Annick De Ridder
Flemish Minister of Mobility, Public Works, Ports and Sport.
Netherlands Tesla FSD Safety Stats
Tesla (TSLA) released the following infographic that shows critical Full Self-Driving (Supervised) statistics for the Netherlands in the first ~2 months of usage (from April 10 to Jun 5, 2026).
The FSD safety results are based on a cumulative usage of 23.6 million kilometers (16.6M on Highways and 7.0M on non-highway).
Tesla compared the FSD safety data to human drivers in this report. According to the tech & AI-based automaker, Tesla FSD (Supervised) is prone to 3.5 times fewer collisions compared to a human driver on the Netherlands’ public roads.
FSD not only helps lower collisions, but it also helps reduce minor safety incidents. Tesla recorded and shared the following data:
- 3.5x fewer collisions on the Netherlands public roads
- 14.9x fewer automatic emergency braking events
- 8.8x less harsh acceleration
- 7.3x less harsh braking
- 8.8x fewer hard swerves
Update on Belgian FSD Rollout
It looks like Tesla Europe is holding the rollout of FSD as of this June 12 update. The rollout is expected to begin in small phases, and as the testing results come in, Tesla will expand the rollout to more users in the country.
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