Tesla FSD Poised To Win European Approval. But TSLA Stock Completes A Round Trip.

Tesla says it’s set to roll out its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system to Europe for the first time. The FSD expansion could bolster European sales, which have tumbled over the past two years. But Tesla stock fell Friday, erasing virtually all the gains from its latest breakout in September.

On Friday, Tesla said a statement posted on X that it has completed the necessary vehicle testing and documentation, with Dutch regulators telling the company that they expect to grant approval by April 10. That would make the Netherlands the first country in Europe to approve FSD for use on its roadways.

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The approvals will likely pave the way for Tesla FSD across the EU. Member countries can expedite their own regulatory processes by citing approvals from a fellow EU country.

“Following the Netherlands’ approval, European countries will be able to recognize this approval nationally,” the company’s X post read. “We are anticipating a possible EU-wide approval during the summer.”

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Tesla is currently working with other European countries — including Italy, Germany, Spain, and France — on FSD tests.

In addition to Europe, Tesla also started testing FSD in several Middle East countries. The United Arab Emirates is conducting the first road tests in the region with trials in Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile, Israel is also set to allow FSD trials.

In the U.S., regulators stepped up an investigation into Tesla’s FSD system earlier this week. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration expanded an inquiry into whether FSD was able to properly detect when the cameras its uses to monitor the road have limited visibility.

Tesla Stock

Tesla stock fell 3.2% Friday afternoon to 367.96. according to MarketSurge. During the session, shares dropped as low as 364.46, a six-month low. The drop wiped out a 36% rally from a September breakout buy point of 367.71 to its all-time high of 498.83 in December.

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That late 2025 rally came as Elon Musk promoted the idea that unsupervised robotaxis were imminent, with unsupervised FSD soon to follow. But Tesla is only running a handful of robotaxis without a safety monitor or driver in a very limited area of Austin.

Meanwhile, Tesla earnings have fallen for three straight years.

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