Croatia has approved Tesla’s FSD. It is the eighth country in Europe, with Poland not included.
Tesla has received approval to launch FSD (Supervised) in Croatia. The company announced this on September 29, 2026, on the Tesla EMEA account on X, with the update set to arrive in vehicles soon. Initially, only cars equipped with Hardware 4, also known as AI4, will be able to use it.
The name Full Self-Driving still promises more than what the system actually offers. The driver must monitor driving and be responsible for the vehicle. It is not an autonomous car that can drive itself to do groceries.
Eight European countries, three approvals in September
Croatia is the eighth European country to allow FSD (Supervised). The list includes the Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Belgium, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, and Croatia.
The European expansion began in the Netherlands in April 2026. Lithuania and Estonia joined in May, Denmark and Belgium in June, while Slovenia, the Czech Republic, and Croatia joined in September. The Croatian regulator’s approval came about a week after that of the Czech Republic. Poland is still not on this list.
Tesla is using a pathway based on exemptions prepared by the Dutch RDW agency. Instead of waiting for one decision for the entire Union, the manufacturer is gathering approvals country by country. One more country would mean FSD being available in one-third of EU countries.
The ninth candidate is Ireland, where discussions with regulators are underway. Tesla is also in talks with Italy.
European FSD v14 Only for Hardware 4
Cars in Croatia and the Czech Republic are set to receive the European version of FSD v14. The software takes local regulations into account and is designed to behave differently from the version used in North America.
Owners of older Teslas with Hardware 3 will have to wait for FSD v14 Lite. The company is not releasing the full European version on these systems in the first wave of deployment.
According to Tesla’s breakdown, FSD is already available in 16 markets worldwide, with half of them located in Europe. However, there’s a marketing twist: approval has been given in the Czech Republic and Croatia, but updates have not yet started to be distributed.
The voting on the joint approval of the system in the EU has been postponed from October 6 to at least December 2026. Tesla needs support from at least 15 countries, and with the standard qualified majority, it also requires representation of 65% of the Union’s population. Sweden wants to reject the system due to a feature it believes encourages speeding. France has expressed similar concerns.
National approvals give Tesla users and data ahead of the EU vote, but they do not turn FSD into fully autonomous operation without supervision. When do you think Poland should approve FSD (Supervised)?
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