Tesla FSD Supervised Approval in Germany: Where Things Stand

Germany's approval process for Tesla's FSD (Supervised) system is moving — slowly, but moving. Christian Hirte, State Secretary at Germany's Federal Ministry of Transport, has publicly clarified the path forward, confirming that the country's vehicle authority is actively working through its evaluation rather than sitting on the file.

The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) — Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority — is currently assessing traffic safety aspects of the system. Critically, a Tesla vehicle is expected to arrive this month for independent system testing, a hands-on evaluation step that typically precedes any regulatory sign-off. The final decision remains contingent on the outcome of those evaluations.

There's no approval date on the table yet, and Hirte's statement reads more as a status update than a green light. But the confirmation that physical testing is imminent is a meaningful step — it moves the process from paper review into real-world scrutiny. For European Tesla owners who've been watching FSD roll out across North America, this is the clearest signal yet that Germany is taking the evaluation seriously rather than indefinitely deferring it. For more on Tesla's self-driving progress globally, see our FSD coverage.

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