Tesla FSD (Supervised) Officially Approved in Denmark

Momentum for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) approvals across Europe is accelerating. Following recent regulatory breakthroughs, the system has secured its next major foothold on the continent.

Tesla Europe announced on X that the software has been approved for public use in Denmark and will begin rolling out soon.

FSD Supervised now approved in Denmark 🇩🇰

Rollout will begin soon pic.twitter.com/Xpxwcme10k

— Tesla Europe, Middle East & Africa (@teslaeurope) June 9, 2026

Recognizing the Dutch Framework

The regional expansion follows a multi-stage approval mechanism that is reshaping how automated vehicle software is validated across the European Union. According to an official press release from the Danish Road Traffic Authority (Færdselsstyrelsen), the regulatory agency has accepted a landmark type approval originally issued by the Netherlands’ RDW back in April.

Because a common EU-wide type approval from the European Commission is still pending, member nations must choose whether to individually recognize the framework on a country-by-country basis. By accepting the Dutch package, Denmark has officially cleared FSD (Supervised) for public roads.

“After a thorough review and assessment of the technical documentation, the Danish Road Traffic Authority agrees with the RDW's assessment that the system will contribute positively to road safety by assisting the driver while driving,” the agency said, clarifying the decision by outlining its technical review process. “The Danish Road Traffic Authority therefore accepts the provisional type approval of FSD Supervised.”

However, officials noted that “the system has yet to be approved by the EU Commission, and therefore the approval is only provisional.” If the broader European Commission rejects the software down the road, the initial Dutch type approval will become invalid after six months, causing individual country permits to lapse.

FSD’s Growing Global Expansion

Denmark's decision marks another major milestone, arriving less than two weeks after FSD (Supervised) was approved in Estonia. It is the fourth country in the European Union to greenlight the software since the Netherlands’ approval opened the floodgates.

This update brings the total number of territories where the software is approved to twelve: the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, China, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, and Denmark.

A Unique European Rollout

Like neighboring European territories, the Danish rollout comes with specific conditions. The software will only be available to Hardware 4 (AI4/HW4) vehicles — at least for now — and it uses a European variant of the main FSD v14 software branch with UI changes and features tailored to comply with local traffic laws.

With a growing list of member states approving FSD (Supervised) independently, a tipping point is approaching. During a recent presentation, Tesla AI chief Ashok Elluswamy shared a detailed map of countries pending FSD approval, indicating that the entirety of the EU is tracking toward an official rollout. Belgium is currently fast-tracking its local review process and is expected to be among the next countries to clear the system. Sweden has expanded public FSD testing on its roads, and there has been similar regulatory progress in Latvia. As more local agencies sign off, pressure will continue to mount on the European Commission to issue a blanket type approval for the entire trading bloc.