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Tesla has taken its first official step toward bringing Full Self-Driving (Supervised) to Sweden. According to Tesla enthusiast and investor Alexander Kristensen (@LinkN01), the Swedish Transport Administration recently performed a site assessment test (SAT) for FSD version 14 together with Tesla on local roads.
The agency is now reviewing the results, a process expected to take one to two weeks. If the assessment is positive, Tesla will be approved to begin testing FSD 14 (or another version, as it sees fit) on certain highways and roads in Sweden. The company will have to wait for approval from a municipality to expand testing into urban environments. Kristensen noted that local support could play an important role, with community members encouraging municipalities to grant approval so Tesla can gather necessary data.
This application marks a key milestone for Tesla in Europe. While it does not mean FSD will be released in Sweden just yet, it opens the door for Tesla to demonstrate the system to regulators and even invite policymakers for ride-alongs. Showing decision-makers how FSD performs in real-world conditions could help accelerate eventual approval for wider use.
Tesla is preparing to roll out FSD version 14 later this week. CEO Elon Musk has described it as the second biggest update after v12, with a new model running on ten times more parameters than the current release. Musk has promised “a dramatic gain” in performance, including fewer “nag” reminders for driver attention. Earlier this summer, FSD handily outperformed Chinese driver-assistance systems in crash avoidance tests, and Musk has said version 14 could surpass human drivers by two to three times.
Once Tesla begins deploying FSD 14, it will gradually roll out to all countries where regulators allow it. European regulators have yet to grant full approval for public availability, but Sweden’s approval to test the system could be an important first step toward bringing Tesla’s driver-assistance software to local drivers.
