Tesla self-driving tech expected to see major expansion across two continents next month

Tesla’s full self-driving (FSD) software has seen major expansion over the last 12 months, and now the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, has hinted that the system is likely to be approved in two of the biggest car markets globally, as early as next month.

In an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Musk shared that Tesla expects to get approval for FSD Supervised software in Europe as early as February and China around about the same time.

Musk said: “Self-driving is essentially a solved problem at this point. We hope to get Supervised full-self-driving approval in Europe, hopefully next month, and then maybe a similar timing for China.”

🔥🇪🇺🇨🇳 Tesla expects to receive approval for FSD (Supervised) in Europe and China next month, according to Elon Musk speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

This aligns with earlier reports that the Dutch RDW is expected to approve FSD in February, which would serve as… pic.twitter.com/skkFcJ8vBH

— The Tesla Newswire (@TeslaNewswire) January 22, 2026

In 2025, Tesla has amped up its efforts on FSD, expanding its rollout to markets outside North America, including Australia and New Zealand.

By February last year, Tesla took a monumental step forward with its autonomous driving tech by introducing it in the world’s biggest vehicle market, China, allowing hundreds of thousands of cars to access a version of the system around city streets. 

This was not the complete FSD Supervised suite that the company had available in the US at the time in the US, and hence rolled it out as “City Autopilot” in the Chinese market.

The company got feedback from its owners fairly quickly, with some classing it as “more human-like, smooth and confident compared to other similar Chinese systems.”

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— Tesla (@Tesla) February 25, 2025

Then last month, Tesla finally hit one of its most challenging markets with FSD Supervised, delivering it in parts of Europe, but with a catch.

The catch with this initial European rollout was that it would be offered in the form of passenger rides, instead of experiencing it in the driver’s seat like other markets with the software’s availability. 

Come experience FSD Supervised on your local roads!  

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

Available now in Italy, France & Germany – more coming soon pic.twitter.com/c1NQAbZ6OS

— Tesla Europe, Middle East & Africa (@teslaeurope) November 28, 2025

That is the result of the European regulatory framework, which has yet to approve the FSD Supervised suite across many parts of the continent.

Locally, Tesla launched the FSD Supervised system in Australia, making it the first right-hand-drive market in the world to receive this tech.

Since then, owners have clocked millions of kilometres with the system, reaching the first million within a fortnight of its launch.

With the system’s expansion now in full swing, millions of drivers in both Europe and China could soon have access to it for the first time.