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What Tesla delivers on HW3 in the US therefore says nothing about what has been approved in the EU. Regulation | 10 April 2026 Contents On this page - [What the RDW wrote](#what-the-rdw-wrote) - [Why this matters](#why-this-matters) On this page - [What the RDW wrote](#what-the-rdw-wrote) - [Why this matters](#why-this-matters) “ > This means that the FSD Supervised version in the US is NOT comparable to the FSD Supervised version in the EU. What the RDW wrote ------------------ On **10 April 2026** the RDW published an explanation of the type approval for Tesla's driver-assistance system FSD Supervised. Under the heading on the differences between vehicle admission in the European Union and the United States, the RDW explains that vehicles in the EU need a European type approval in advance, while the US relies on self-certification and supervision afterwards. It continues, in RDW's English version: > Another difference is that vehicles in Europe use different software versions than vehicles in the US. The software versions and functionalities of US and European cars are therefore not comparable one-to-one. This means that the FSD Supervised version in the US is NOT comparable to the FSD Supervised version in the EU. The RDW also writes that the type approval 'is currently valid only in the Netherlands', and that use across the EU requires a vote by the Member States. Why this matters ---------------- The approval covers a specific software version. What Tesla rolls out to HW3 vehicles in the US, such as the announced 'v14 Lite', is therefore not automatically permitted in the EU. That would require an approval of its own. According to the Finnish regulator Traficom, Tesla has not initiated a corresponding procedure for older cars. 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RDW: US and EU FSD versions not comparable On 10 April 2026 the RDW wrote that the FSD Supervised version in the US is not comparable with the EU version. What this means for HW3.