The European Transport Safety Council urged EU member states on Tuesday to reject approval of Tesla's Full Self-Driving system, citing a function that lets the car exceed posted speed limits. Tesla has not sought an exemption from UN rules for that offset, and an EU-wide vote once expected in October is now unlikely before December.
The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) urged European Union member states on Tuesday to reject approval of Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, arguing a built-in speed offset function lets the car exceed posted limits. ETSC said Tesla's driver-assistance system includes a speed offset function, which can raise the maximum speed by as much as 50% above the limit detected by the vehicle. The safety group said Tesla has not sought an exemption from United Nations Economic Commission rules that would allow FSD to exceed posted limits through the offset. Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
According to Reuters, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that delaying the approval of FSD "will cost lives". The dispute has become one of the most contentious aspects of Tesla's push to roll out FSD across Europe, where the system controls a vehicle's steering and speed while requiring the driver to stay attentive. Sweden, France and the Czech Republic have raised concerns about the system's ability to exceed speed limits.
Dutch regulator RDW approved the system in April, with Belgium and a handful of other countries following suit. That approval grants exemptions from a series of UN commission rules, but the safety group said the speed offset was not among them. RDW did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
ETSC said European regulators should reject approval of the speed offset function and a separate feature that matches driving speeds to surrounding traffic. A vote on EU-wide approval, previously expected in October, is now unlikely before December.
Source: Investing.com
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