Automotive
EU vote on Tesla Full Self-Driving delayed to December at earliest
Electrek reports that an EU committee postponed its decision on Tesla's driver-assist software beyond October, leaving approval pending.
The short version
- An European Union committee will not hold a formal vote on Tesla's Full Self-Driving software on October 6.[Electrek]
- The upcoming meeting agenda only allocates 25 minutes to continue discussions regarding Dutch approval extension across the bloc.[Electrek]
- Because the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles does not convene again until December, that is the earliest possible window for a vote.[Electrek]
- Approval requires support from a qualified majority of 15 of 27 member states representing at least 65% of the EU population.[Electrek]
Key facts
- The EU Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles draft agenda for October 6 schedules a 25-minute discussion on the Dutch request with no vote listed.[Electrek]
- The committee next convenes in December, making that month the earliest timeframe for an EU-wide vote on Tesla's FSD Supervised.[Electrek]
- Extending the approval EU-wide requires a qualified majority of 15 of 27 member states representing at least 65% of the bloc's population.[Electrek]
What remains uncertain
- It remains uncertain whether the committee will officially vote during its December meeting or delay the decision further.[Electrek]
Sources
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