Tesla Gets Croatia Approval for Supervised FSD, but EU-Wide Approval Remains Pending

Tesla said on September 29, 2026, that Croatia had approved its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software for use in the country. The company said a nationwide rollout would begin “soon,” but did not give a firm date. The approval is national: it does not authorize the system across the European Union. 3

Croatia joins a country-by-country rollout

The Dutch vehicle authority, RDW, granted provisional approval in April. Lithuania and Estonia followed in May, Denmark and Belgium in June, Slovenia in September, and the Czech Republic later that month. Croatia is the latest country reported to have approved the system. 643

These national clearances form a patchwork rather than a single EU-wide authorization. The Netherlands has also asked for the approval to be extended across the bloc. 1

Speed-limit compliance remains a safety concern

FSD is described as a supervised driver-assistance system, not a basis for drivers to stop paying attention. Reuters reported that some EU countries have raised concerns about the system exceeding posted speed limits; countries that have approved it say drivers remain responsible for following traffic laws. 17

In testing reported by Belgian road-safety group Johanna.be, the system exceeded the 30 km/h limit on a majority of the tested road segments around Brussels, averaging 44 km/h on those segments. That finding is a reported test result, not a measure of performance on every road or in every driving condition. 17

The Czech Republic had also raised concerns about speed-limit compliance and driver oversight before provisionally approving the system.

EU-wide decision delayed until December at the earliest

The EU-wide request is being considered by the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles. Approval would require a qualified majority: at least 15 of the 27 member states, representing at least 65% of the EU population.

A decision expected in October is no longer on the meeting agenda. The next apparent opportunity is in December, and that is the earliest a decision could be made—not a guaranteed date for an EU-wide rollout. 1

What Croatia’s approval means for Tesla

Croatia’s clearance may allow Tesla to begin offering the supervised feature there once its announced rollout starts. It does not resolve the wider debate over safety or replace the EU-level decision. Tesla is seeking broader access to the system in Europe, where it faces growing competition from Chinese electric-vehicle makers. 3