'Do not approve it': Sweden launches a harsh attack on Tesla's autonomous driving system
The Swedish transport authority has formally requested the European Union not to approve the Tesla Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system unless a specific feature that allows the vehicle to intentionally exceed speed limits is removed. The recommendation is contained in a letter dated April 30 and addressed to the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV), the European body that will decide on the possible spread of the system throughout the European Union.
At the center of Sweden's concerns is the feature called Speed Offset, which allows the driver to set a speed higher than that allowed by road signage. According to the Swedish authority, allowing an automated system to systematically exceed legal limits risks compromising both the regulatory framework and the safety benefits that automated driving should offer.
The position expressed by Sweden is clear: if Tesla does not remove this functionality, the TCMV should vote against the introduction of the system. Although concerns from Swedish authorities had already emerged in previous months, this represents the first formal recommendation directed to the committee that will decide the European future of Full Self-Driving.
Concerns about Tesla's autonomous driving system are not limited to Sweden.
The concerns are not only related to Sweden. Finland and Norway have also expressed doubts about the system's performance, particularly regarding compliance with speed limits and behavior under difficult weather conditions, such as snow and ice.
In contrast, countries like Lithuania, Estonia, Belgium, and Denmark have already approved the system at the national level. This regulatory fragmentation is one of the reasons pushing for a common decision at the European level.
The issue is particularly important for Tesla, which views the approval of Full Self-Driving as a key element of its growth strategy in the European market. The company had indicated the summer of 2026 as a possible timeframe for extended availability of the system on the continent, but Sweden's formal opposition now makes this goal more difficult to achieve.