Automotive
Dutch regulator approves Tesla speed margin cut to 10% over limit
Electrek reports that the Dutch regulator RDW approved an update capping Tesla's driver-assistance speed margin at 10% and renaming FSD Supervised to Tesla Assisted Driving.
The short version
- Electrek reports that the RDW approved an update capping Tesla's European driver-assistance speed margin at 10% over the limit, down from 50%.[Electrek]
- The system is renamed Tesla Assisted Driving, and the speed margin resets to 0% each time a car starts.[Electrek]
- Germany said it would back EU approval if Tesla accepted the name change and 10% cap, while Sweden wanted no setting above the limit.[Electrek]
Key facts
- The Dutch regulator RDW signed off on an update capping Tesla's driver-assistance speed margin at 10% over the posted limit.[Electrek]
- The previous speed margin could go up to 50% over the posted limit.[Electrek]
- The system is renamed Tesla Assisted Driving, replacing the FSD Supervised name.[Electrek]
- The speed margin resets to 0% each time the car starts.[Electrek]
- Germany's Transport Ministry said on October 6 it would back EU approval if Tesla dropped the Full Self-Driving name and capped speed tolerance at 10%.[Electrek]
- Sweden wanted no setting above the speed limit at all.[Electrek]
What remains uncertain
- The RDW did not specify which other speed-related functions are now disabled by default.[Electrek]
- EU-wide approval remains unresolved, since Germany's backing was conditional and Sweden wanted no setting above the limit.[Electrek]
- All details come from a single outlet, Electrek, and have not been independently confirmed by other reporting.[Electrek]
Sources
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