The Danish Road Traffic Authority (Færdselsstyrelsen) has pushed back on media reports that have flagged Danish concerns on Tesla‘s Full Self-Driving (Supervised), ahead of the software’s approval across Europe.
The statement was published just three days after the Dutch regulator RDW presented other member states its conclusions on FSD during a meeting of the European Commission’s Technical Committee Motor Vehicles (TCMV).
The system was officially approved in the Netherlands last month, rolling out to Dutch customers on the following day.
The Netherlands is currently the only European country to authorize the driver-assistance software.
However, other countries are expected to follow: some are already moving toward approval, while others plan to wait for authorization at the EU level.
Tuesday’s Report
Tesla reported on Tuesday — ahead of the TCMV meeting — that European regulators remained divided over FSD, with countries like Sweden and Finland raising concerns about speeding, winter-road safety, and whether the system could mislead drivers.
According to the media outlet, debate is also being shaped by frustration over Tesla’s branding and lobbying efforts, including pressure from customers encouraged by Elon Musk to push for approval.
Denmark provided one of the few positive assessments cited in the report, according to which Danish regulator Frank Schack Rasmussen said Tesla’s vehicles “did perform very well in the complex traffic” during rush hour testing in Copenhagen.
However, the report also noted that “previously unreported email correspondence, regulators in the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway – who could prove critical to Musk’s approval push – have raised a number of concerns over the technology.”
The report has since been echoed in other media coverage.
Danish Mobilsiden.dk reported — based on Reuters — that “behind the scenes, dissatisfaction is growing, and several European authorities—including Danish ones—are now expressing deep skepticism about the technology.”
The outlet also cited leaked emails from transport authorities.
“Among the critics is the Danish Road Traffic Authority, which, together with its Nordic counterparts, raises serious questions about safety before the system can be rolled out in the region,” the media outlet wrote.
Denmark’s Response
In what seemed to be a response to Reuters‘ report — and to owners concerned about the timeline of the approval — the Danish Road Traffic Authority said that it did not “recognize the criticisms attributed to us.”
“In recent days, several media outlets have reported that the Danish Road Traffic Authority has expressed criticism and skepticism regarding Tesla’s FSD Supervised,” they wrote.
According to the regulator, “at no point has the Danish Road Traffic Authority expressed either positive or negative views about the approval of Tesla’s FSD Supervised, and we therefore do not recognize the criticisms attributed to us.”
The Færdselsstyrelsen highlighted that its duties regarding vehicle type approval are subject to national and European legal obligations of confidentiality and professional secrecy — including both potential approvals and votes.
The agency has since been receiving “a large number of inquiries and requests for access to public records concerning whether we are currently processing an application from Tesla.”
European-Wide Approval
Tesla has previously stated it is expecting European-wide regulatory approval of the software during the summer.
While most countries referred to the European committee’s meetings — the next one set to be held in late June — the company appears to be edging closer to authorization for the software in Flanders, Belgium.
The Dutch-speaking northern region of Belgium shares a border with the Netherlands.
Flemish Minister of Mobility Annick De Ridder announced earlier this week that she has asked Tesla to submit its FSD file to the Flemish administration, with instructions to provide clarity on a possible fast-track homologation by the end of the week.
The FSD fleet recently crossed 10 billion cumulative miles, a threshold CEO Elon Musk had cited in January as the data volume needed for safe unsupervised self-driving.
Sales Recovery in Europe
In the first eight days of May alone, and according to data shared by registration tracking platform EU-EVs, Tesla has already registered 403 vehicles in Denmark.
The figures alone place above the company’s sales figures in March, which totaled 363 units.
In the Netherlands, a total of 351 vehicles have been listed in the same eight days. The company ranks above all other EV makers in the country.
Tesla saw its vehicle registrations in Germany jump to 9,252 vehicles in March. April saw 3,149 EVs registered.
In the first four months of the year, the Elon Musk-led company saw German sales nearly triple to 15,978 vehicles, after a weaker 2025.
Last month, Tesla increased the price of several Model Y trims across several European countries, which usually signals strong demand for its vehicles in the continent.
The company produces its best-selling Model Y SUV in Grunheide, Berlin, where production — and hiring — has also been set to increase.
