Tesla is exhibiting at the Mondial de l'Auto in Paris from 12 to 18 October 2026, and its stand comes with something no Tesla store in France can offer: free drives with FSD (Supervised), a system France has not approved.
The show's organiser confirmed Tesla's participation on 30 September — stand C25 in Hall 7.1 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles — and listed what will be on it: the Model Y and Model 3, the Optimus Gen 2 humanoid robot, a Supercharger post, Tesla Energy products, and "one of the Cybercabs belonging to the operational robotaxi fleet in the United States".
How the FSD drives work
The drives run in a separate "Autonomous Lab" at gate H of Hall 7.1, according to MotorsActu's account of the show's test programme. Tesla supplies six Model 3s with FSD (Supervised). Each session follows a secured route of about 25 minutes, with a host in the car explaining what the system is doing: pedestrian detection, automatic emergency braking, lane keeping, adapting to traffic, assisted lane changes and automated parking. Slots are booked on site by QR code, not online, from 9:30 to 19:30 on the public days, 13 to 18 October.
Tesla has one rival in the lab. XPeng brings two L03s with its NGP driver assistance and VLA 2.0 software — the car it priced from €35,600 in Germany — and the two are the only makers demonstrating assisted driving there.
The organiser has not said whether the route leaves the exhibition grounds for public roads, or who sits in the driver's seat. Tesla Mag notes that no minimum age or licence requirement has been published either.
| Tesla at the Mondial 2026 | Detail |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 October press day; public days 13-18 October |
| Stand | C25, Hall 7.1, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles |
| On display | Model Y, Model 3, Optimus Gen 2, a Cybercab from the US fleet, Supercharger, Tesla Energy |
| FSD (Supervised) drives | Six Model 3s, Autonomous Lab at gate H, about 25 minutes, booked on site |
| Other maker in the lab | XPeng, two L03s |
| Tickets | €20 on weekdays, €22 at weekends, €13 for ages 7-17 |
Why Paris matters
France refused to authorise FSD in July, then in September said it would support its homologation after Tesla handed the transport ministry two FSD cars to test on public roads. The EU committee that could authorise FSD across the bloc met on 6 October without voting and does not meet again until December. Germany said the same day that it will support the request, after Tesla agreed to rename the system Tesla Assisted Driving and to cap overspeed at 10%.
The Mondial puts FSD in front of the French public between those two meetings. The organiser's page repeats two Tesla figures: more than 100 million kilometres "in the 7 European countries where it is authorised", and a car "4.1 times less likely to be involved in an accident" than one driven manually. Both are Tesla's own numbers, and the country count is already behind: Croatia became the eighth on 28 September.
The Cybercab, and a returning robot
In September, every stop on the Cybercab's display tour was in Asia-Pacific. Paris is the first European stand announced for a production car from the US fleet. It will be static: the car has no steering wheel or pedals, and no approval to drive in France. Europe has seen the shape before — the prototype toured showrooms, including Paris-Madeleine, in late 2024.
The Optimus is a Gen 2, the same generation Tesla brought to this show in 2024, when it returned to the Mondial after a six-year absence.