Slovakia cleared Tesla's supervised driver-assist package for use on its roads on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. The Ministry of Transport said it officially recognized the Dutch vehicle authority RDW's preliminary type approval for Tesla Full Self-Driving (Supervised), so drivers in Slovakia can use the system. Tesla's Europe, Middle East & Africa account posted the same day: "Now approved in Slovakia" and "Rollout begins soon."

Ninth EU country

By the count used by Sawyer Merritt and Tesla North, Slovakia is the ninth EU country to recognize the Dutch approval, after the Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Belgium, Slovenia, Czechia and Croatia. The ministry itself only called Slovakia "one of the few European countries" to allow it. An EU-wide vote is still not expected before December 2026, which is why countries keep adopting the RDW decision one at a time.

What the minister said

Transport Minister Jozef Ráž said Slovakia does not want to fall behind on modern transport tech and will support innovations that raise road safety. He was also blunt that this is not empty-seat autonomy: "It is not a fully autonomous system, so you shouldn't imagine that the driver's seat in the cars will be empty." The driver remains fully responsible. The system monitors attention, warns the driver if they are not focused, and can switch off if needed, the ministry said.

Per the ministry, the package uses cameras and neural networks to help with accelerating, braking, steering, lane changes, intersections, signs and traffic lights on city and highway roads. RDW issued the preliminary approval in April; other EU member states can recognize it for their own territory, which Slovakia did today.

What still isn't public

Tesla has not published which hardware or software builds Slovak owners get first, or how many eligible cars are on Slovak plates. In Europe the system is increasingly branded Assisted Driving on Tesla sites after talks with Germany, though the Slovak statement still uses Full Self-Driving (Supervised). HW4 cars have been the ones covered by the earlier EU recognitions.