France won’t approve Tesla ‘FSD’ yet, wants EU-wide sign-off first

This is car news, not home energy news, so there's not much here that touches your house directly. France's transport minister, Philippe Tabarot, says the country won't approve Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" (Supervised) system yet, even though the Netherlands already cleared it in April and Denmark followed in June. France wants a single approval process covering all of Europe, with shared testing rules, rather than simply accepting another country's sign-off.

Tabarot gave two reasons for holding back: the system lets drivers exceed posted speed limits, and France's own data shows it doesn't keep drivers attentive enough in cities, especially during tricky moves like lane changes, intersections, and roundabouts. He was careful to say France isn't rejecting the technology outright and still supports it in principle. Officials are continuing talks with the Netherlands, other European countries, and Tesla, and a French transport ministry official recently visited the Netherlands to review the underlying data. Tabarot plans to gather France's self-driving industry this autumn to map out next steps.

France isn't alone in raising concerns. Sweden recently told the EU it should reject FSD unless Tesla fixes the speeding issue, and other European regulators have voiced similar worries since spring. For homeowners, this doesn't affect any energy upgrades or rebates. It's simply a sign that Tesla's self-driving feature is facing more scrutiny in Europe before it gets a broader green light.