On June 10, Annick De Ridder, the transport minister of ⁠the Flanders region, made the announcement through a post on the popular micro-blogging platform X (formerly Twitter), stating, “I just signed the approval that allows Tesla to roll ‌out ⁠its technology after the company successfully carried out a series of tests in the country.”

⁠Authorizations granted in one of the three Belgian regions are considered valid in all ⁠the country’s territories. This came just a day after the EV giant securing a similar approval in Denmark. The Netherlands, Lithuania, and Estonia have already taken similar steps.

In Denmark, the Danish Road Traffic Authority granted provisional approval after reviewing the original type approval issued by the Dutch vehicle authority (RDW) on April 10, 2026. As per the reports, individual countries are now bypassing slower European Union-wide harmonization processes, accelerating the FSD’s deployment.

FSD Supervised comes with advanced driver assistance capabilities, including automatic steering, acceleration, braking, lane changes, and navigation through complex urban and rural environments. Tesla has designed the system for supervised use, making sure drivers get the opportunity to take over the vehicle’s control if the mechanism doesn’t perform as per their expectations, especially in situations like rain, night driving, and varied road types.

Early data from the Netherlands, the first EU member nation that approved the FSD’s launch within its territory, highlighted strong safety performance.

Between April 10 and June 5, vehicles using FSD Supervised recorded 3.5 times fewer collisions than manual driving overall, with zero crashes reported on highways across more than 16.6 million kilometers driven. As part of its European push, Tesla now has reached 12 countries with FSD supervised availability.

In Denmark, owners with compatible hardware, especially newer vehicles equipped with Hardware 4 (HW4), may gain the FSD’s access first, though exact timelines and eligibility details are not clear yet.

After securing regulatory nods in four European markets in just two months, the FSD technology is steadily advancing toward wider availability across the continent. The Elon Musk-led automaker is looking to refine the system further through ongoing data collection and software iterations.

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“If you have purchased this option, you can now request the Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta from the car screen anywhere in North America. Kudos to the Tesla Autopilot/AI team for reaching this significant milestone!,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted.

The Full Self-Driving launch occurs as Tesla is under criminal investigation by the United States Department of Justice for allegedly making false claims about its advanced driver assistance system, Autopilot.

An owner of a Tesla electric vehicle filed a lawsuit against the company in September 2022, claiming that the CEO and the company were “deceptively and misleadingly” marketing the Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” software.

Californian Briggs Matsko claimed to have paid an extra USD 5,000 for his 2018 Tesla Model X to get the “Enhanced Autopilot” feature, which was marketed as a forerunner to the Full Self-Driving software, now USD 15,000 and is still in beta.

Regulators recently intensified their pressure on the EV giant because of the contentious Autopilot system, which has allegedly killed many people.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) also upgraded its inquiry from a preliminary evaluation to an engineering analysis and requested Tesla to provide information about its cabin camera.

Unperturbed by the developments, Elon Musk has predicted that the Full Self-Driving technology would be ready for a global rollout at Tesla AI Day 2022. He has also claimed that a fully-loaded Tesla Semi electric heavy truck has completed an 800 km journey.

However, he didn’t make any other information public related to this ‘breakthrough’, apart from the fact that the vehicle weighs in at 81,000 lbs (about 36 tonnes).

“Tesla team just completed a 500-mile drive with a Tesla Semi weighing in at 81,000 lbs!” Elon Musk tweeted.

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