Update, August 19, 2026: Tesla Europe’s November post treated February 2026 as an RDW commitment. The Dutch authority’s same-week note (Tesery sibling: RDW’s Nov. 24 reply) said Tesla was expected to demonstrate compliance that month — and that the date might slip. Actual first EU owner-software sign-off Tesery logged is the April 10, 2026 RDW decision, not February.
On November 22, 2025 Tesla Europe posted that it had been working to ship Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in Europe and that “Currently, RDW has committed to granting Netherlands National approval in February 2026.” The same post asked people to contact RDW. Open the original X post. That is Tesla’s calendar. It is not an RDW approval letter, not owner FSD on Dutch cars that week, and not unsupervised Robotaxi.
Currently, RDW has committed to granting Netherlands National approval in February 2026. Please contact them via link below to express your support
— Tesla Europe (@teslaeurope) November 22, 2025
Key facts
- Who spoke: Tesla Europe on X, Nov. 22, 2025.
- What Tesla claimed: RDW committed to Netherlands national approval in February 2026; please write the regulator.
- What RDW said two days later: A shared plan for Tesla to show compliance in February — not a granted type-approval. See the sibling.
- What this is not: FSD sold on EU VINs in November 2025.
A company target vs a stamp
Tesla had already started passenger ride-alongs that month. Those demos are not RDW paper. Asking customers to flood a regulator is advocacy. It does not move a type-approval date by itself.
FAQ
Did RDW approve FSD on Nov. 22?
No. Tesla said a February 2026 national approval was committed. RDW’s wording was narrower.
Did writing RDW help?
RDW asked the public to stop. It said mail would not decide the schedule.
When did the Netherlands actually get owner FSD?
Tesery’s later file is April 10, 2026 — after the February window Tesla advertised.
For Dutch owners: a Tesla Europe tweet is not your software channel. Wait for the in-car release notes after a real RDW decision.
Featured photo: Tesla Model Y (file photo of the body Tesla wanted RDW to approve, not an RDW hearing still). Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Related: RDW’s Nov. 24 reply: demonstrate, don’t call · EU passenger ride-alongs started Nov. 28 · April 2026 Dutch approval
