Tesla drops ‘Full Self-Driving’ name in Europe, rebrands it ‘Assisted Driving’
After criticism from Berlin, Tesla has renamed its driver-assistance system in Europe. EU-wide approval remains elusive, with a vote pushed back to December at the earliest.
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Tesla has renamed its contested “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) driver-assistance package on its European websites, where it is now called “Tesla Assisted Driving.” The former German FSD page now redirects to a new “Tesla Assisted Driving” page, Electrek reported. In the United States, Tesla still sells the software as “Full Self-Driving (Supervised).”
The move follows pressure from Germany’s transport ministry, which said on Tuesday that the old name was misleading because the system does not take over the entire driving task and the driver must stay attentive and remains fully responsible. The ministry said Tesla offered the new name during talks with Transport Minister Steffen Bilger in September. Berlin will back EU-wide approval, provided the system exceeds speed limits by no more than 10%. Tesla CEO Elon Musk thanked Germany on X, writing “Danke schoen.”
France and Sweden have raised concerns that the system can exceed speed limits. Eight EU countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark, already allow it. An EU-wide vote has slipped from October to December at the earliest while some countries run additional tests.