The Netherlands' vehicle authority RDW said on 3 November 2026 it has assessed and approved a package of changes to Tesla's driver‑assistance system previously known as "FSD Supervised". The updates rename the feature "Tesla Assisted Driving" (TAD), limit the system's maximum speed margin to +10% above the posted limit, and make the speed‑margin setting default to 0% at each start. The RDW said the changes were folded into the existing type approval after its assessment.
Details of the RDW decision
RDW's 3 November statement sets out the concrete adjustments: the name TAD will appear in the vehicle display and manuals; the prior speed margin (previously permitted up to +50% under the original approval) is now capped at a maximum of +10%; and speed‑related functions will be disabled by default at start‑up, with the option left to the driver to enable a margin. The RDW noted it found "No adverse or unintended effects on the operation of the system or the driving behaviour of the car were identified."
RDW also said the update will be delivered over‑the‑air (OTA) to eligible vehicles and that it had informed the member states that have already recognised the Dutch type approval — including several Central and Eastern European countries: Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia. The EU technical committee (TCMV) process for a bloc‑wide recognition is still ongoing.
How CEE states are affected
Because a number of CEE governments have recognised the RDW approval, Tesla can roll the update into cars already authorised in those markets without each country redoing the full type‑approval test. RDW listed the notified states by name in its 3 November notice. That means owners in those CEE markets running HW4 or later will receive the TAD software under the new settings once Tesla issues the OTA update.
