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Tesla Inc. has begun replacing its "Full Self-Driving (Supervised)" branding on European websites with "Tesla Assisted Driving," a move that comes after German officials criticized the FSD name as potentially misleading because the system still requires driver supervision.
Tesla watcher Sawyer Merritt first flagged the live branding change on X on Oct. 8, posting screenshots showing "Tesla Assisted Driving" on the company's European websites. Not a Tesla App subsequently reported that Tesla had adopted the new name across the continent.
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) October 8, 2026
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Germany's Federal Ministry of Transport had said two days earlier that Transport Minister Steffen Bilger wants Tesla's system approved across Europe "in a timely manner." "My goal is for Tesla drivers to be able to use the benefits of Assisted Driving throughout the EU as quickly as possible," Bilger said. The ministry called the FSD name "somewhat misleading," noting that the system does not take over the complete driving task and drivers must remain attentive.
Tesla offered the rename during talks with German officials over technical and liability issues, Reuters reported on Wednesday. CEO Elon Musk welcomed Germany's backing with "Danke Schön!" as the company's European approval push gained momentum.
The branding shift is visible on Tesla's European pages. Its German safety site now uses Tesla Assisted Driving, while UK support pages use "Tesla Assisted Driving Basic" and state that enabled features do not make the vehicle autonomous. Some European event pages still carried the FSD name this week, suggesting the transition is not yet uniform.
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That approval remains contested. Reuters reported Germany supports allowing the system to operate up to 10% above detected speed limits, while France and Sweden objected, pushing an EU vote from October to at least December. Tesla's European regulatory campaign has faced scrutiny after traffic-safety researchers questioned elements of safety evidence it submitted to regulators.
The Netherlands approved FSD Supervised in April after an extensive review, opening a route toward broader European authorization. The Dutch approval marked Tesla's first European breakthrough. Reuters reported eight EU countries had approved the system by Wednesday, while Slovakia said Thursday it expected to become the ninth within days.
Tesla's naming changes also come amid a broader push to replace "AI" with "SI," short for "Super Intelligence." Merritt said Tesla AI had been renamed "Tesla SI," although Tesla has yet to issue a formal corporate announcement and some company pages still use the Tesla AI label.
Trump has actively pushed the terminology change, signing a Sept. 29 executive order directing federal agencies to use "Super Intelligence" and "SI" instead of "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI." Musk has embraced the shift elsewhere, confirming that SpaceXAI will become SpaceXSI.
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