Tesla pressed the Dutch vehicle regulator RDW to narrow its review of "Full Self-Driving (Supervised)," according to emails obtained by Reuters. The effort included disputing a €365,000 bill from the regulator.
RDW approved the system anyway. The agency is now asking the European Union to approve it across the bloc.
That Dutch approval serves as the foundation for Tesla's FSD push in Europe. Eight EU countries currently allow the system, according to the source. A bloc-wide vote could come as early as December.
The emails paint a picture of a manufacturer working hard to shorten a regulatory process that typically moves slowly. The source material does not detail what changes Tesla requested or how RDW responded to each request. It also does not describe the technical testing that informed the approval.
The story matters for any automaker tracking how driver-assistance software clears European type approval. Tesla's path through RDW now sets the template for the EU-wide decision that follows.
This is a sourced summary based on an Electrek excerpt of a Reuters report. It is not firsthand reporting.