Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software has cleared another European hurdle. On 10 June 2026, Belgium formally authorised the system for use on public roads, making it the fifth European country to let Tesla owners switch FSD on outside of a closed test programme.
The approval came from the office of Flemish Minister of Mobility Annick De Ridder, who earlier in the year had cleared Tesla to begin supervised testing on Belgian roads. Because a vehicle road-approval decision taken by one Belgian region is recognised across the whole country, the Flemish authorisation applies in Flanders, Wallonia and the Brussels-Capital Region alike — so the approval is effectively nationwide from day one.
From Test Permit to Public Roads
Belgium reached this point through a structured test-and-certify path rather than a single sign-off. The decision builds on the testing clearance Tesla received in May, when De Ridder approved a supervised trial that required logging 5,000 kilometres with three Tesla test vehicles, as TeslAnt covered in Belgium's supervised-testing approval. With that programme complete and the data reviewed, the administration moved from a limited trial permit to full public-road authorisation.
Fifth in a Fast-Moving Queue
Belgium joins a short but rapidly lengthening list of European approvals. The Netherlands opened the door first, with its RDW road authority granting type approval on 10 April 2026. Lithuania followed as the second country, then Estonia became the third when its Transport Administration signed off on 29 May, and Denmark became the fourth just a day before Belgium, on 9 June.
The clustering of approvals in late May and June reflects how national regulators are increasingly leaning on the Netherlands' RDW homologation work instead of each repeating the full certification from scratch. Belgium's decision adds a sizeable, centrally located market to the map and gives Tesla another live deployment to point to in its conversations with regulators elsewhere on the continent.
What It Means for Belgian Owners
For drivers in Belgium, the practical change is that FSD (Supervised) can now be enabled and used on public roads rather than only on a test programme. The "Supervised" label remains the key qualifier: the driver stays legally responsible at all times, must keep hands on the wheel and eyes on the road, and the car will prompt for attention. This is a driver-assistance system that requires active oversight, not unsupervised autonomy.
The EU-Wide Picture
Country-by-country approval is, for now, the only route Tesla has in Europe. An EU-wide framework that would harmonise the rules across all member states in one step has yet to be scheduled for a vote, leaving Tesla to add markets one national approval at a time. Until that changes, each fresh authorisation — five and counting — widens the area where European Tesla owners can legally use the feature, and Belgium's central position makes it one of the more consequential additions so far.