Slovakia has not responded to Tesla regarding FSD. The ministry ignored 6 emails sent since April.
The Slovak Ministry of Transport failed to respond to Tesla over several months regarding the approval of FSD (Supervised) on local roads, according to correspondence made public following a request for access to public information. Slovak media covered the matter based on emails from the ministry, which paint a fairly simple picture: initial enthusiasm followed by silence.
In April, Tesla attempted to initiate a procedure for recognizing the approval that FSD (Supervised) had previously received in the Netherlands. This is a EU mechanism: if a system gets temporary approval in one EU country, other member states can recognize it and allow the solution to be used there as well.
On April 1, the Slovak ministry was supposed to evaluate Tesla’s plan as “appropriate and effective” and propose a meeting. Two academic experts were also suggested for the discussions. The problem is that the agreed-upon meeting never took place.
Tesla subsequently followed up with more messages. The company was supposed to formally request recognition of the Dutch approval and then send reminders that went unanswered. According to the leaked correspondence, by May 20 Tesla sent another message marked as urgent, noting that the previous 6 emails had also remained unanswered and asking whether it should contact someone else.
BREAKING: Slovakia’s Transport Ministry is IGNORING Tesla over FSD (Supervised) for 4 months, with 6 unanswered emails!
I requested all communications between the Ministry and Tesla. pic.twitter.com/O0vuqtIrlw
— FSD in Denmark (@FSDEurope) August 10, 2026
Netherlands yes, Slovakia no
The most interesting aspect isn’t even FSD itself, but rather the administration’s handling of it. Since the ministry first brings up the topic, appoints experts, and then stops responding, it’s hard to speak of a deliberate “no” decision. It more closely resembles classic bureaucratic ghosting, only in this case involving a highly significant assisted driving system.
We also need to separate facts from Tesla’s marketing. FSD (Supervised) is not autonomy in the sense of robotaxis and still requires driver supervision. Even if the system has received procedural approval in the Netherlands, that doesn’t automatically mean it will perform equally well on every road under all conditions.
The issue came to light publicly only in August, when someone filed a request for the correspondence and forced the ministry to release it. This is rather a poor reputation boost for a government that had a ready-made EU-backed initiative on its desk but couldn’t either finalize it or reject it.
If these emails truly reflect the full picture of the situation, an even bigger problem than Tesla itself is that the administration failed to give either a “yes” or a “no” — and it is this very indecision that will deter other companies; should such bureaucratic chaos regarding ADAS be subject to a strict deadline for responses in the EU?
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