Hungary will run its own official tests of Tesla Assisted Driving, the system Tesla sold in Europe as FSD (Supervised) until October, rather than wait for an EU-wide decision. Zoltán Tanács, the minister for science and technology, said in a video on his Facebook page that the government has decided to launch an official test programme run by the authorities, Portfolio and Vezess reported on 15 November 2026.
The tests are meant to establish whether Tesla's software can drive safely on Hungarian roads while obeying KRESZ, the Hungarian highway code. Tanács announced the decision after talks between his ministry and the transport minister, Dávid Vitézy, and his staff on the future of autonomous vehicles in Hungary. It follows an inter-ministerial meeting on 13 November on when, and under what rules, self-driving cars could appear on Hungarian roads. Self-driving technology "can fundamentally change our transport", Tanács said then, but it also raises "new challenges and safety questions that we must prepare for in time".
What the minister did not say
Neither report gives a start date, a duration, the authority that will run the tests or the criteria the system must meet. Tesla had not commented by 18:30 UTC on 15 November, and its European account on X had posted nothing about Hungary. As Vezess points out, testing is a step towards introducing the system, but it does not mean Hungarian drivers can use it yet.
Hungary is not among the 11 EU countries that allow the system under the provisional approval the Dutch authority RDW issued in April. Three of its five EU neighbours do: Slovenia and Croatia recognised it in September and Slovakia in October. Austria and Romania have not.
Testing has come before recognition elsewhere
Two countries tested the system on their own roads before recognising the Dutch approval:
| Country | In-country testing | Recognition |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Supervised testing approved in May 2026 | June 2026 |
| Latvia | Road tests by the CSDD in May 2026 found faults | 26 October 2026 |
| Hungary | Official test programme announced on 15 November 2026 | Not yet |
The EU vote
Both outlets say the next round of EU talks on approving the system for the whole bloc takes place in December, and that the outcome is uncertain. An EU-wide approval needs the backing of member states that together represent at least 65% of the EU population. According to the reports, the countries that have approved the system so far account for only 15–20%. Whether the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles votes in December is still not certain. The latest country to recognise the system was Finland, on 10 November, a week after the RDW approved a cut in its speed margin to 10%.
Robotaxis are on the list too
The talks also covered robotaxis. According to Portfolio, Tanács said his ministry is preparing the technical and legal framework that would let such vehicles be brought into Hungarian traffic step by step, so that Hungary stays among the early adopters of new technology while road safety remains guaranteed in all circumstances.
What Hungarian owners should know
- Nothing changes yet. The system stays unavailable on Hungarian roads until Hungary recognises the Dutch approval or the EU approves it.
- Owners asked for this. Hungarian Tesla owners had written an open letter asking the government to allow the system, Vezess notes.
- What recognition has meant elsewhere. In Finland, Tesla switched the system on for cars with the Hardware 4 computer: free with the Full Self-Driving package, €49 a month with Enhanced Autopilot and €99 a month without either. Slovakia also charges €99 a month.