--- title: Tesla renames Full Self-Driving to Tesla Assisted... description: Tesla quietly renamed Full Self-Driving (Supervised) to Tesla Assisted Driving on its European websites, days after Germany's transport ministry called the old... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/tesla-renames-full-self-driving-to-tesla-assisted-driving-in-europe-as-eu-approval-vote-slips-to-dec-aq1qf1d0h twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Tesla renames Full Self-Driving to Tesla Assisted Driving in Europe as EU approval vote slips to December | daily.dev og:description: Tesla quietly renamed Full Self-Driving (Supervised) to Tesla Assisted Driving on its European websites, days after Germany's transport ministry called the old... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/tesla-renames-full-self-driving-to-tesla-assisted-driving-in-europe-as-eu-approval-vote-slips-to-dec-aq1qf1d0h og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/aq1QF1D0h.png og:image:alt: Tesla renames Full Self-Driving to Tesla Assisted Driving in Europe as EU approval vote slips to December og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Tesla renames Full Self-Driving to Tesla Assisted Driving in Europe as EU approval vote slips to December **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tesla quietly renamed Full Self-Driving (Supervised) to Tesla Assisted Driving on its European websites, days after Germany's transport ministry called the old name misleading. The page content and safety claims remain unchanged. Germany's transport minister has now agreed to push for EU-wide approval, including a provision letting the system drive up to 10% over the speed limit, but Sweden, France, Italy and Spain remain focused on speed-limit concerns, pushing a bloc-wide vote to December at the earliest. Eight EU countries currently allow the system via Dutch RDW certification, while Reuters reporting alleges flawed safety studies and pressure on regulators. Separately, Musk has acknowledged Tesla's camera-only robotaxis still struggle to detect animals like kittens on dark roads, and two fatal nighttime crashes involving stopped Model 3s have raised further questions, with Tesla redacting crash details. ## Content Tesla has changed the name of Full Self-Driving (Supervised) to Tesla Assisted Driving on its European websites. The change came days after Germany's transport ministry called the old name misleading. It looks like a branding fix and little more. The page content matches the US version. It still says the car can drive almost anywhere under supervision, and it still cites a disputed "seven times safer" figure. ## Germany is now on board Germany's transport minister, Steffen Bilger, met Tesla in September to go over technical details and liability. That included an agreement that the system may drive up to 10% over the speed limit. After Tesla offered the new name, Bilger said he will push for fast EU-wide approval. Other governments are less settled. Sweden and France have raised concerns, and regulators in Germany, Italy, Sweden, France and Spain are focused on the speed limits the system allows more than on its name. That has pushed a bloc-wide vote by member states to December at the earliest. Earlier reporting pointed to a Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles vote on 6 October. ## Where approval stands The Dutch regulator RDW was the first in Europe to approve the system. Eight EU countries now allow it after Czechia and Croatia recognized the Dutch certificate. Slovakia is expected to be ninth. Reuters reported that Tesla's European approval campaign relied on flawed safety studies, and that Tesla pressured RDW. A separate Reuters special report quoted experts saying Tesla's own study gives no evidence for its claim that the system saves lives. Tesla is lobbying hard because its European sales trail BYD's. In the US, FSD is under federal investigation and civil litigation. Tesla also discontinued its less capable Autopilot predecessor earlier this year after a court found its marketing deceptive. A new name doesn't change that history. ## The night-time problem Elon Musk has acknowledged that Tesla's camera-only robotaxis still can't reliably spot pets, such as grey kittens, on dark roads. He called it a key unsolved problem. Austin's robotaxi service has just extended its hours to 11pm. Two fatal crashes in October involved stopped Model 3s hit from behind at night. Tesla redacted the crash details and software versions. Waymo, by contrast, runs a fleet with lidar and radar, while Tesla bets on cameras alone. I find the combination uncomfortable: a rename to sound more modest, a safety claim experts say is unsupported, and an admission that dark roads are still a weak spot. Regulators who are focused on speed limits may want to ask about the dark too. ## Questions this post answers ### Why did Tesla rename Full Self-Driving to Tesla Assisted Driving in Europe? Tesla renamed Full Self-Driving (Supervised) to Tesla Assisted Driving on its European websites days after Germany's transport ministry called the old name misleading. The page content, including the claim the car can drive almost anywhere under supervision and a disputed 'seven times safer' statistic, remained unchanged. Germany's transport minister then agreed to push for faster EU-wide approval following the name change. _Anyone tracking Tesla's driver-assist rollout in Europe can follow regulatory shifts like this on daily.dev._ ### Which EU countries currently allow Tesla's Full Self-Driving system? Eight EU countries allow the system, starting with the Netherlands, whose regulator RDW was first to approve it. Czechia and Croatia later recognized the Dutch certificate, and Slovakia is expected to become the ninth country. A bloc-wide vote by EU member states has slipped to December at the earliest due to concerns from Sweden, France, Italy and Spain over speed limits. _Developers and analysts weighing regional rollout timelines can track this approval patchwork on daily.dev._ ### What safety issue has Elon Musk acknowledged about Tesla's camera-only robotaxis? Elon Musk acknowledged that Tesla's camera-only robotaxis still cannot reliably spot pets, such as grey kittens, on dark roads, calling it a key unsolved problem. This comes as Austin's robotaxi service extended operating hours to 11pm, and two fatal October crashes involved stopped Model 3s hit from behind at night, with Tesla redacting crash details and software versions. _Those evaluating camera-only versus lidar-based autonomy approaches can follow these safety disclosures on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Tesla’s FSD rollout in Europe runs into the regulator scepticism Musk has been projecting through](https://daily.dev/posts/tesla-s-fsd-rollout-in-europe-runs-into-the-regulator-scepticism-musk-has-been-projecting-through-jp6kiwbfl) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Tesla FSD software may not be approved by EU regulator after all](https://daily.dev/posts/tesla-fsd-software-may-not-be-approved-by-eu-regulator-after-all-wrfjrsy6k) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Netherlands becomes the first European country to approve Tesla’s FSD Supervised](https://daily.dev/posts/the-netherlands-becomes-the-first-european-country-to-approve-tesla-s-fsd-supervised-jnbl6rffm) · The Next Web · 3 upvotes · 1 comments - 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