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Netherlands Approves Tesla's Self-Driving Software for Public Roads

4/11/2026

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The Netherlands approved Tesla's Full Self-Driving Supervised software, the first European country to allow this technology on public roads.
The approval followed over 18 months of RDW testing.
The system can steer, brake, and accelerate automatically while requiring human supervision.
Tesla plans to roll out the feature soon and seeks EU-wide adoption, despite controversies surrounding Elon Musk (CEO of Tesla).

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The Netherlands approved Tesla's Full Self-Driving Supervised software, the first European country to allow this technology on public roads.
The approval followed over 18 months of RDW testing.
The system can steer, brake, and accelerate automatically while requiring human supervision.
Tesla plans to roll out the feature soon and seeks EU-wide adoption, despite controversies surrounding Elon Musk (CEO of Tesla).