What CSDD wrote
On 26 October 2026 the Latvian Ministry of Transport (Satiksmes ministrija) published a notice from the Road Traffic Safety Directorate CSDD (Ceļu satiksmes drošības direkcija). CSDD has recognised the RDW's provisional EU type approval for the driver-assistance system 'now called Tesla Assisted Driving in Europe (previously Full Self-Driving (Supervised))'.
On its scope, CSDD writes (translated from Latvian):
Tesla Assisted Driving will only be available on the Tesla models listed in the RDW approval that are equipped with the appropriate software.
Original: 'Tesla Assisted Driving' būs pieejama tikai RDW apstiprinājumā norādītajos 'Tesla' modeļos, kas aprīkoti ar atbilstošu programmatūru.
CSDD further writes that the decision was taken after assessing the RDW documentation and information from the manufacturer, including on changes: a lower threshold for exceeding the maximum speed, automatic reset of a manually set speed offset after every drive, and a stronger driver monitoring system.
Why this matters
The recognition does not apply to every Tesla, only to the models and software set out in the RDW approval. According to the Finnish regulator Traficom, these are vehicles with the latest hardware generation, and Tesla has not initiated a corresponding procedure for older cars.
The translation from Latvian is ours.