HW3 Claim: this is the claim, with Kennedy Van der Laan and a calculator per vehicle — HW3 Claim [ Skip to content ](#main) [ ![](https://hw3claim.nl/favicon.svg) HW3 Claim ](https://hw3claim.nl/en) [About ](https://hw3claim.nl/en/about) [Evidence ](https://hw3claim.nl/en/evidence) [Updates ](https://hw3claim.nl/en/updates) [Stats ](https://hw3claim.nl/en/stats) [FAQ ](https://hw3claim.nl/en/faq) Deutsch English Español Français Nederlands Log in Sign up [ HW3 Claim ](https://hw3claim.nl/en) Deutsch English Español Français Nederlands Log in Sign up [ About ](https://hw3claim.nl/en/about) [ Evidence ](https://hw3claim.nl/en/evidence) [ Updates ](https://hw3claim.nl/en/updates) [ Stats ](https://hw3claim.nl/en/stats) [ FAQ ](https://hw3claim.nl/en/faq) [ All updates ](https://hw3claim.nl/en/updates) 18 June 2026 This is the claim, and this is the next step ============================================ We're opening up the claim: what it covers, what you may be able to recover per vehicle, and a new calculator on the homepage. In the preparation we're supported by Kennedy Van der Laan, with a litigation funder and a foundation in preparation. The claim starts in the Netherlands; based on the purchase contracts you upload, we're investigating expansion to other European countries. Things have been quiet here for a bit. Not because nothing was happening, but because we were working hard behind the scenes on preparing the claim. The registry kept growing to nearly 7,000 sign-ups. Time to lay out the full picture: what the claim is, who will pursue it, and what the next steps are. What the claim is ----------------- Tesla sold its cars with the promise that the hardware was suitable for full self-driving. On 10 April 2026, the RDW approved Full Self-Driving (Supervised), but only for the latest hardware (AI4). Vehicles with Hardware 3 and older fall outside that approval. That makes clear that the promised functionality will not be delivered on those cars as promised. That promise was tied to the car itself. In our assessment, a portion of the price you paid is attributable to the promise that the hardware was suitable for full self-driving. That portion of the catalogue value is your possible claim. This applies to every owner of a pre-HW4 Tesla, whether or not you purchased a separate FSD package. Did you purchase the Full Self-Driving package separately? Then a refund of that FSD amount is on top of that. You paid separately for software that is not being delivered on your hardware as promised. Calculate it for your own car ----------------------------- New on the homepage: a calculator. Enter your licence plate and we automatically fetch model, year and catalogue value from the RDW. Indicate whether you purchased FSD and for how much. You immediately see an indicative estimate per vehicle of what could possibly be claimed for your Tesla. The calculator is built for Teslas registered in the Netherlands. We don't store your licence plate. It remains an estimate, not a promise. The amounts are a substantiated indication, not a figure established by a court, and you cannot derive any rights from them. We deliberately calculate conservatively. Supported in the preparation by Kennedy Van der Laan ---------------------------------------------------- In preparing the case we are supported by [Kennedy Van der Laan](https://kvdl.com), a respected Dutch law firm. The file is thereby being substantiated from a legal angle and prepared for a possible collective procedure on behalf of the participants. We are also in talks with a specialist litigation funder. What that means for you: the arrangement is designed so that participating costs you nothing up front and that, if the case yields nothing, you pay nothing in principle; that risk sits with the funder. If the case succeeds, the funder retains an agreed-upon share of the proceeds as their fee; the rest goes to the participants. We'll publish the exact percentage once it's confirmed. We can't guarantee an outcome, but this arrangement makes it possible to stand up to Tesla with real weight, without you paying anything up front. A foundation that represents your interests ------------------------------------------- To actually pursue the claim, we're preparing to transfer it to a foundation that will conduct the case on behalf of all participants. I'll sit on the board of that foundation myself, specifically to ensure that participants' interests always come first. The foundation operates independently of the funder and has no profit motive. The case is being prepared as a collective action under Dutch law. Once proceedings are pending and a court has ruled on it, we'll explain exactly what that means for you and what choices you have at that point. You'll receive a separate, personal email soon that is specifically about transferring your data to the foundation. Don't want to take part in that? In that email you can object or delete your registration, before the date stated in it. You're not committed to anything and the choice is yours. The claim starts in the Netherlands ----------------------------------- The legal claim is currently focused on the Netherlands. This is where the RDW was first to approve FSD, where the first formal notices were sent, and where the evidence is best substantiated. The registry remains open to owners from across Europe, because Tesla's promise was the same everywhere. Whether we can also pursue the claim in other European countries depends on what we see in the documents. Tesla sold these cars through various entities and with varying terms per country and per period. By collecting and comparing as many purchase contracts as possible, we're investigating whether and how we can extend the claim to other European countries. Your purchase contract helps directly with that. Help the investigation: upload your purchase contract ----------------------------------------------------- In your dashboard you'll find the **Glovebox**, where you can securely share documents with us. For a thorough investigation we need as many **purchase contracts** as possible. By comparing them we can establish, per period and per entity, exactly what was promised and who you contracted with. That matters greatly for the legal route, and it partly determines whether we can extend the claim to other countries. Log in, go to the Glovebox, and upload your purchase agreement (and optionally any invoices or email correspondence with Tesla). Redact personal data that isn't relevant before uploading. Your documents are stored on servers within the EU and are visible only to you and the legal team. What the RDW documents show --------------------------- We requested the RDW files under the Dutch Freedom of Information Act (Woo). These show that Tesla itself applied for the type approval for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in the Netherlands and defined its own scope. The application is dated 5 November 2024. Tesla also designed the test setup: a software model on existing, already-approved vehicle hardware, with Tesla-trained drivers operating within a defined area. The RDW blocked nothing; it assessed exactly the hardware scope that Tesla itself submitted. In that same correspondence, the RDW set as a condition a test vehicle 'with the appropriate specs (hardware \[...\] or newer)'. Those words 'or newer' confirm that a minimum hardware requirement applied and that older hardware did not qualify. The fact that Hardware 3 fell outside the scope was therefore a choice made by Tesla, not a barrier imposed by the regulator. This matters because the impression has been given to owners that Tesla had 'appealed' against a refusal to approve HW3. In the publicly disclosed files, there is no trace of an HW3 application, a rejection, or any appeal regarding it. You can't appeal the rejection of something that was never applied for. The RDW has also confirmed in writing that the approval covered Hardware 4 only and that HW3 was never submitted for assessment (RDW, 13 May 2026). Independent pressure on Tesla's account is also mounting. Reuters reported on 15 June 2026 that Tesla presented misleading safety figures for FSD to European regulators, including the RDW. Ten of the eleven road safety researchers consulted described Tesla's statistics as misleading marketing, with safety overstated by roughly a factor of three. The RDW noted that it does not base its assessments on marketing claims or external statistics. And the pattern continues: FSD (Supervised) is now launching in more and more European countries, after the Netherlands also in Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, and Lithuania, always on HW4 and never on HW3. Tesla's own behaviour shows that the working functionality requires new hardware. Updated terms and privacy ------------------------- Ahead of these steps, we've updated our [terms](https://hw3claim.nl/en/terms) and [privacy policy](https://hw3claim.nl/en/privacy). This update serves as notice of those changes; take a moment to read them. What this is and isn't ---------------------- A few things to be clear about. Signing up is free, non-committal, and non-binding. The calculator gives an estimate, not a promise. This is not legal advice and no attorney-client relationship arises. The outcome of any potential proceedings is uncertain and depends on the court or a settlement. At every concrete step, you decide for yourself whether you want to participate. Finally ------- Calculate it for your own Tesla and sign up. The more owners join, the more weight this case carries. Together we're stronger. This update was sent as an email on 18 June 2026 to 6,532 verified participants. [Older Tesla's own CEO: "Hardware 3 simply does not have the capability" ](https://hw3claim.nl/en/updates/teslas-own-ceo-hardware-3-simply-does-not-have-the-capabi) [ All updates ](https://hw3claim.nl/en/updates) Stay informed Get updates on the progress of this initiative. No Tesla required. Unsubscribe any time. Subscribe [ ![](https://hw3claim.nl/favicon.svg) HW3 Claim ](https://hw3claim.nl/en)Tesla promised since 2016 that every car with Hardware 3 would become fully self-driving. FSD is now rolling out across the EU, but not on our cars. Every HW3 owner is affected, whether or not they purchased FSD. 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