No EU vote on FSD in October — December is now the earliest
The TCMV agenda for 6 October lists only 25 minutes of "continued discussion" on the Dutch request. Tesla had pointed to that date for a bloc-wide vote.
The draft agenda for the 119th meeting of the EU’s Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV) on 6 October includes the Dutch request to extend its FSD approval across the bloc — but only as a 25-minute discussion item before lunch. There is no vote listed, and Tesla is not named.
The committee’s next meeting is in December, which is now the earliest realistic date for a decision.
Why it matters
On 1 September Tesla Europe said FSD was approved in five countries, used by more than 70,000 customers, and that an EU-wide vote could come on 6 October. That date has now slipped, as earlier targets did.
An EU-wide approval needs a qualified majority: at least 15 of 27 member states representing at least 65% of the EU population. Today’s eight national approvals cover under 13% of the population, and the largest markets — Germany, France, Italy and Spain — are all still reviewing.
The sticking point: speeding
Sweden has told the committee in writing it will vote no unless Tesla removes Speed Offset, which lets drivers set FSD to travel above the posted limit. France has raised the same concern, and Germany’s KBA says it is discussing speed-limit behaviour with the RDW and Tesla. The European Transport Safety Council has since argued the feature breaches UN and EU rules.
National approvals are unaffected. Owners in the eight approved countries can keep using FSD.