What is happening
On 10 November 2026, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom recognised the provisional EU type approval that the Dutch RDW granted for Tesla's driver-assistance system Tesla Assisted Driving (formerly FSD Supervised). The system may now be used on Finnish roads. Tesla can offer it to Finnish customers immediately. It remains a supervised driver-assistance system: the driver stays responsible.
Traficom also writes that the name changed from FSD (Supervised) to Tesla Assisted Driving, and that the speed offset was reduced. According to Traficom, the final EU-wide decision is expected during the coming winter.
What this means for HW3
Traficom's notice does not mention a hardware version. The Dutch approval that Traficom recognised covers HW4 and later, according to the RDW (source). Earlier, on 23 June 2026, Traficom wrote that the system under assessment applies to Tesla models with the latest hardware generation, and that for older cars the manufacturer has not initiated a corresponding procedure (source).
For HW3 vehicles Tesla announced a software version of its own, referred to as 'v14 Lite'. It is not part of the approved version. Tesla sold HW3 cars with the statement that the hardware was capable of fully autonomous driving. Whether and how Tesla makes good on that statement on HW3 is the question the Dutch case is about.
Provisional and national
The recognition applies only in Finland and is provisional. For an EU-wide approval, the Member States vote in the European Commission's Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV). Traficom expects that final EU decision during the coming winter; after a successful vote, the approval takes effect about three weeks later. Finland's national recognition does not bind Finland in that EU vote. If the Commission refuses the approval, the provisional approval is revoked six months after that decision (Article 39 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858).
What we do
Owners in Finland with an HW3 Tesla can register, with or without a separate FSD purchase. We include them in the register and keep this page up to date.
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