All three Baltic states now allow Tesla's supervised driving software. Latvia has authorized Tesla's FSD (Supervised) system, Tesla said in a post on X on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026: "Now approved in Latvia. Rollout begins soon." Latvia is the 10th EU country to allow it, Reuters reported.
What Latvia approved
- Latvia's Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD) recognized the provisional EU type approval that the Dutch vehicle authority RDW issued on April 10. In Europe the system is called Tesla Assisted Driving, EV reported.
- CSDD classified it as a Level 2 driver-assistance system. Drivers must watch the road, be ready to take over, and remain fully responsible.
- CSDD cited changes Tesla made: a lower threshold for exceeding the speed limit, an automatic reset of any manual speed offset after each trip, and stronger driver monitoring.
- CSDD warned that snow, mud and road salt can interfere with the system, and that on gravel roads it may only partly work.
- In Europe it's sold as a subscription at €99 a month.
Six months to yes
Tesla applied in Latvia on April 13. During testing, CSDD found problems with traffic lights, lane choice and adapting to speed-limit changes, EV reported. Latvia's Economics Ministry proposed recognition in September. Before Latvia, the countries were Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Belgium, Slovenia, Czechia, Croatia and Slovakia, ninth on Oct. 16.
EU-wide approval needs at least 15 of the 27 member states, representing at least 65% of the bloc's population. Germany, France, Italy and Spain haven't signed on, and Germany's Transport Ministry has said it plans a vote in December, EV reported.
