France won’t approve Tesla ‘FSD’ yet, wants EU-wide sign-off first
Complete. Here is the key summaryFrance's Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot stated that Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system will not be authorized in France due to safety concerns, specifically regarding driver speeding and attentiveness. France is refusing to accept the Netherlands' national approval and is instead demanding a comprehensive EU-wide sign-off before any authorization can proceed.
France’s Transport Minister, Philippe Tabarot, says the country won’t authorize Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” (Supervised) “as it currently stands,” pointing to two safety problems: the system lets drivers speed, and it doesn’t keep them attentive enough in cities.
But this isn’t France slamming the door on Tesla. It’s France refusing to rubber-stamp the Netherlands’ national approval and holding out for a proper EU-wide sign-off.
What Tabarot actually said
The minister laid out France’s position in a video statement, answering a question about when FSD will be cleared in France. His answer: not yet.
“The safety trade-offs are not yet sufficient to authorize it as it currently stands,” Tabarot said, adding a line Tesla owners will recognize as the crux of the whole European fight: the system “is not a self-driving system.”