Tesla runs supervised FSD in Amsterdam

Tesla is now running supervised Full Self-Driving on Amsterdam city streets, with approved cars operating hands-free while a driver stays ready to take over. (reuters.com) (money.usnews.com) Reuters reported on April 20 that the Netherlands approved Tesla’s supervised system this month, making it the first European authorization for city-street use. The report followed Amsterdam owner Kees Roelandschap as he drove along narrow canal-side roads with cyclists nearby and his hands off the wheel. (reuters.com) (autos.yahoo.com) “Supervised” means the car handles steering, braking and lane decisions, but the human remains legally responsible and must watch the road. In Europe, Tesla labels the feature “FSD (Supervised)” on-screen rather than promising a fully autonomous trip. (notateslaapp.com) (techxplore.com) Spain is emerging as Tesla’s next key test bed. Spain’s traffic authority, the Dirección General de Tráfico, said Tesla vehicles had logged nearly 80,000 kilometers of testing there since November 2025 with zero reported incidents. (notateslaapp.com) Tesla is also widening the operator network behind those tests. A Not a Tesla App report published April 21 said Tesla had posted Vehicle Operator roles in nine additional countries: South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, India, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Austria, Lithuania and Romania. (notateslaapp.com) (tesla.com) The European rollout has been years in the making. Not a Tesla App reported in December that Tesla had logged more than 1 million kilometers of internal testing across 17 European countries while seeking exemptions, pilot programs and regulator demos. (notateslaapp.com) The Dutch approval matters inside the European Union because one national authorization can become a model for other member states. Not a Tesla App reported before the decision that “mutual recognition” could let other EU countries adopt the Dutch approval over the following months. (notateslaapp.com 1) (notateslaapp.com 2) Critics are still pressing Tesla over what buyers were promised. Benzinga reported April 21 that investor Ross Gerber renewed his call for Tesla to refund $10,000 to customers who bought the Full Self-Driving package, saying it “never worked as promised.” (benzinga.com) Tesla’s Amsterdam drives show the company has crossed a regulatory line in Europe, but not the legal one that would let the driver stop supervising. For now, the hands may come off the wheel on some streets, but the responsibility does not leave the seat. (reuters.com) (techxplore.com)