Sweden Opposes Tesla FSD Launch in Europe Over Speed Limit Concerns

The Swedish transport authorities will recommend against the launch of Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) software in Europe unless the company removes a feature that allows vehicles to exceed legal speed limits, Reuters reported on June 19.

According to the report, the Swedish Transport Administration (STA) stated its position in a letter sent to the European Union's Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV).

The TCMV is scheduled to discuss the matter on June 30 ahead of a vote on whether to approve Tesla's FSD for the European market.

The Swedish Transport Agency will participate in the vote as the representative for Sweden.

"I understand that the Swedish Transport Agency will only vote in favor if the feature that allows exceeding the legal speed limit is removed," a source said.

Tesla's supervised FSD, which allows vehicles to drive themselves under human supervision, has already secured approval in some European countries.

However, Reuters analyzed that further approval across the entire EU could provide a significant boost to Tesla's sales in its competition against Chinese electric vehicles.

Tesla's user manual specifies that drivers should not rely entirely on the system for speed limits and must drive at a safe speed according to road conditions.

FSD allows users to set a "speed offset," enabling the vehicle to exceed the speed limit indicated on signs within a range specified by the driver.

Tesla's FSD detects speed limits using cameras and map data.

In the United States, the system can exceed speed limits and offers various driving speed modes.

In Europe, instead of these options, the system provides "contextual maximum speed" to adjust to traffic flow and a "speed offset" that can exceed legal speed limits.
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.