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Tesla rebrands Full Self-Driving as Assisted Driving in Europe
Tesla has officially rebranded its driver-assistance software in Europe, changing the name from ‘Full Self-Driving (Supervised)’ to ‘Tesla Assisted Driving’. This strategic shift follows significant pressure from German regulators, specifically the Federal Ministry of Transport, which argued that the previous name was ‘somewhat misleading’ as the system requires constant human supervision and does not perform the entire driving task.
As part of a constructive agreement with Germany, Tesla has also agreed to technical adjustments, including a limit that allows the system to exceed posted speed limits by a maximum of ten percent. This move is seen as a tactical step to facilitate broader regulatory approval across the European Union, with a key EU-wide vote expected in December.
Currently, the system is already approved in eight European countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Czechia, and Croatia. Slovakia is expected to become the ninth approved nation shortly. While the rebranding changes the marketing terminology to emphasize driver responsibility, the underlying technical capabilities of the software remain largely unchanged.
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Elon Musk · European Union · German Federal Ministry of Transport · Germany · Steffen Bilger · Tesla
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- [● 26 SOURCES] Tesla has rebranded its Full Self-Driving system to ‘Tesla Assisted Driving’ on its European websites. www.tesla-mag.com · www.ziarulnational.md · techcrunch.com · www.claimsjournal.com · espiganoticias.net · +21 more
- [● 25 SOURCES] The German Federal Ministry of Transport judged the name ‘Full Self-Driving’ to be ‘somewhat misleading’. www.tesla-mag.com · www.ziarulnational.md · techcrunch.com · www.claimsjournal.com · espiganoticias.net · +20 more
- [● 9 SOURCES] The Netherlands was the first European nation to approve the Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system. www.ziarulnational.md · techcrunch.com · www.claimsjournal.com · www.cryptopolitan.com · www.vol.at · +4 more
- [● 9 SOURCES] Germany and Tesla reached an agreement allowing the system to exceed speed limits by up to ten percent. www.blogspan.net · www.tesla-mag.com · techcrunch.com · www.cryptopolitan.com · thenextweb.com · +4 more
- [● 9 SOURCES] Tesla continues to use the ‘Full Self-Driving (Supervised)’ branding for the same technology in the United States. www.claimsjournal.com · www.tesla-mag.com · www.cryptopolitan.com · thenextweb.com · techcrunch.com · +4 more
- [● 13 SOURCES] Tesla has renamed its driver-assistance system in Europe to ‘Tesla Assisted Driving’. www.ziarulnational.md · www.blogspan.net · www.claimsjournal.com · techcrunch.com · www.tesla-mag.com · +7 more
- [● 7 SOURCES] Steffen Bilger stated the previous name was misleading because the software does not perform the entire driving task. www.ziarulnational.md · www.blogspan.net · techcrunch.com · espiganoticias.net · www.cryptopolitan.com · +2 more
- [● 11 SOURCES] Steffen Bilger intends to support the approval of the system across the European Union. www.ziarulnational.md · www.blogspan.net · techcrunch.com · www.tesla-mag.com · futurism.com · +6 more