The European Union's member states will not vote on Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system during their meeting on October 6. Instead, the Technical Committee for Motor Vehicles (TCMV) will spend just 25 minutes continuing a discussion on the matter. The next opportunity for a vote is scheduled for December, according to the draft agenda for the 119th meeting of the TCMV. Representatives from the 27 EU member states and the European Commission will examine an authorization request submitted by the Netherlands under specific EU regulations, but they will not put it to a vote. The meeting will take place from 11:45 AM to 12:10 PM on October 6, and no other TCMV meetings are planned before December, as reported by Reuters. The Netherlands was the first European country to approve Tesla's FSD (Supervised) system under UN Regulation No. 171 and an exemption in Regulation (EU) 2018/858. This approval was granted on April 10, and since then, six other countries—Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Belgium, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic—have recognized it. Prague granted provisional approval on September 21. These seven countries have a combined population of about 53 million people, or 12 percent of the EU's total. For an EU-wide authorization, Tesla needs the support of at least 15 member states, which together account for 65 percent of the population, or around 292 million people. Without the support of Germany, France, Italy, and Spain—countries that make up more than half of the EU's population—this threshold is difficult to reach. France has recently changed its stance, allowing tests of Tesla's FSD (Supervised) system on public roads after a video conference between Elon Musk and Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot. The UTAC, France’s vehicle testing and certification body, is currently evaluating two Tesla vehicles equipped with the system, using its own data rather than relying solely on Tesla’s information. Tesla shared safety data in early September, reporting that its drivers had 4.1 times fewer accidents than manual drivers, based on over 100 million kilometers driven between April and August across five countries. However, no independent body has yet verified these claims. Critics, including several governments, have raised concerns about the FSD system’s ability to tolerate speeding. In July, French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot rejected the system, arguing that a Tesla under FSD could drive at 70 km/h in a 50 km/h zone if the surrounding traffic was moving faster. Sweden has also called for the EU to reject the system unless Tesla removes the feature that allows setting speeds above the limit. A pedestrian advocacy group based in Brussels reported that 55 percent of the 30 km/h zones it tested showed instances of speeding by vehicles using the FSD system. Countries that have approved the FSD system emphasize that the driver remains responsible for following traffic rules. Tesla had initially aimed for a Dutch approval as early as February 2026 and had hoped to deploy the system in Europe by the summer. However, the TCMV examined the matter in June without a vote. On October 6, the committee will be on its third discussion of the Dutch request, still without a vote. In March 2024, the committee approved Ford's hands-free driving system, BlueCruise, with Germany as the lead country. When asked about the ongoing discussions, the Dutch authority RDW declined to make any predictions. Tesla is hoping for the FSD approval to boost its sales in Europe, where it is trying to regain market share from Chinese electric car manufacturers. Although Tesla did not respond to Reuters' questions, CEO Elon Musk commented on the delay with a single word, "sigh," in response to a post on X. Until December, Tesla drivers can use the FSD (Supervised) system in seven EU countries, but not in France, where only UTAC tests are authorized. At the end of the October 6 meeting, the TCMV will also provide an update on the coordination between the AI Act and future regulations for mass-produced automated driving systems.