Tesla takes FSD Supervised to Europe, but for passengers only

Tesla has amped up its efforts in Full Self-Driving (FSD) in recent months, expanding its rollout to markets outside of North America, including Australia and New Zealand.

Now, the brand has finally hit one of its most challenging markets with FSD Supervised, finally delivering it in parts of Europe, albeit with a catch.

The catch with this initial European rollout is that it will be offered in the forms of passenger rides, instead of experiencing it in the driver’s seat. That is the result of the European regulatory framework, which is yet to approve the FSD Supervised suite across many parts of the continent.

Tesla describes this current offer to owners and residents in Italy, France and Germany as: “Ride along in the passenger seat to experience how it handles real-world traffic & the most stressful parts of daily driving, making the roads safer for all”.

Europe has been one of the few major markets that has not yet seen the rollout of Tesla’s software, although plenty of testing has certainly been going on there.

In April this year, Tesla shared a two minutes video of the FSD Supervised software, testing in Europe, with the caption saying: “FSD Supervised in Europe, pending regulatory approval”.

On the back of this news, one enthusiast shared their experience on booking for a FSD Supervised test ride: “Tesla Düsseldorf, Germany, just called me to ask if we could share the ride with others, as they are already fully overbooked with more than 200 people, and they only have one M3 with FSD.

This highlights the initial demand for users to try the software for the first time.

In July, Tesla’s supervised FSD was showcased testing in the UK, crossing multiple London landmarks.

The company at that time said: “Full drive through London, UK, FSD Supervised is pending regulatory approval.”

In the video shared of the drive in London, a Model 3 with the software autonomously drove through traffic, stopping for pedestrians, and completing a journey around busy streets of the city.

With rides becoming available in a few parts of Europe, it’s likely that the company is working through a regulatory approval across multiple countries for the first half of 2026.

This also paves the path for large amounts of subscription revenue from the software from the continent and allowing hundreds of thousands of owners to experience the future of transport for themselves.