Tesla to Mars #56 - FSD in Europe: Safety, Robotaxis & the Cost of Waiting

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The episode discusses the complexities surrounding Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) rollout in Europe amidst regulatory challenges and the future of transport.

The crew sit down in peak FSD-chaos week: Tesla calls on owners to message their road authorities, RDW gets flooded, and suddenly there’s an official path on the table — Article 39 with a February target. What looks like “FSD is coming to Europe” turns out to be much more messy, political and philosophical than headlines suggest. They unpack why RDW matters so much, how a temporary exemption could let Tesla *shape* future regulation instead of just absorbing it, and what happens if the Article 39 route fails and everything slips to 2027+. Along the way they zoom out: Europe’s shrinking importance for Tesla, the shift from “owning a car” to “buying transport”, the coming Cybercab wave, and how AI, energy and autonomy collide into a new economic order. Check out: - Tesla’s post on FSD in Europe: https://x.com/KRoelandschap/status/1992320393185742857?s=20 - Kees’ take on FSD and RDW repsons: https://x.com/KRoelandschap/status/1992971468162912495?s=20 - Post of Greentheonly: https://x.com/greentheonly/status/1991414891958473103?s=46&t=xqdJJOleebMe_vzuGspn1g In this episode 🚦 RDW, Article 39 & why a February “commitment” isn’t a done deal 🌍 1.3–1.4M Teslas in Europe &amp…

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Hosts: Florian Minderop, Demian Beenakker, Kees Roelandschap

Topics covered

• FSD in Europe
• Tesla regulation
• Robotaxis
• AI and autonomy
• Transport economics

Keywords

• FSD
• Tesla
• Europe
• Robotaxis
• AI
• regulation
• transport
• Cybercab
• RDW

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tesla, RDW, Article 39

Products: Cybercab, FSD

Places: Europe

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