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Tesla gets FSD Supervised approved in the Netherlands — here’s what it means

Tesla gets FSD Supervised approved in the Netherlands — here’s what it means

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The Dutch vehicle authority RDW has granted Tesla a type approval for its “Full Self-Driving” Supervised system in the Netherlands, marking the first European country to officially approve the driver-assist technology. The approval, which falls under the UN R-171 regulation for Driver Control Assistance Systems, comes after more than 18 months of testing and is currently valid only in the Netherlands. Other EU member states can choose to recognize it nationally, but that process is not automatic. The approval Tesla Europe announced the news on X, stating that “FSD Supervised has been approved in the Netherlands & will begin rolling out in the country shortly.” The company described the system as “trained on billions of kilometers of real-world driving data” and claimed that “no other vehicle can do this.” The RDW confirmed the approval in its own statement, describing it as a “European type approval with provisional validity in the Netherlands.” The Dutch authority stressed that FSD Supervised is a driver assistance system — not an autonomous or self-driving system. The driver remains legally responsible …

Tesla delays FSD approval in Europe again, now expects April 10

Tesla delays FSD approval in Europe again, now expects April 10

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Tesla’s European arm announced today that it has completed all vehicle testing for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in the Netherlands — but the expected approval date has slipped yet again, from March 20 to April 10. The announcement, which Tesla framed as progress, also reveals that a broader EU-wide approval is now not expected until the summer. Testing done, approval still pending Tesla Europe posted on X today that it has “officially completed the final vehicle testing phase” for FSD (Supervised) with the Dutch road authority RDW and submitted all documentation required for UN R-171 approval and Article 39 exemptions. However, the RDW is still reviewing the documentation and test results package internally. Tesla said the Dutch regulator has communicated a new expected approval date of April 10, pushing back from the March 20 target that CEO Elon Musk had previously touted. Advertisement – scroll for more content It’s worth noting that when Musk claimed RDW would give them approval in March, RDW had to correct him, saying that no approval is guaranteed. Tesla shared impressive-sounding …

U.S. has no clear exit strategy from Iran war: Russia’s UK ambassador

U.S. has no clear exit strategy from Iran war: Russia’s UK ambassador

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the UK Andrei Kelin during an interview with PA at the official residence of the Russian Ambassador in London. Picture date: Monday February 21, 2022. Aaron Chown – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is a “misadventure” whose goals and exit strategy remain unclear, Russia’s ambassador to the U.K. told CNBC. Andrey Kelin said Russia has “a lot of sympathy” with Tehran and said “the best end” to the escalating Middle East war is for it to “show only that they are senseless.” “We still are trying to understand, what are the goals of President Trump in this campaign. You know that lots of doubts have been expressed about the exit strategy that the American administration can have in this endeavour,” Kelin told CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick in an interview recorded on Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, earlier this week, offering his “unwavering support” to Tehran and saying the country “has been and …

Tesla Europe registrations rise 10% in February — but the bar was already on the floor

Tesla Europe registrations rise 10% in February — but the bar was already on the floor

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Tesla registered 17,425 vehicles across 15 major European markets in February 2026, a 10% increase compared to February 2025. It’s the first meaningful year-over-year growth Tesla has posted in Europe in over a year. But let’s put this in context: Tesla is comparing against Q1 2025, which was a total bloodbath for the automaker in Europe. And despite the February bump, Tesla’s year-to-date registrations are essentially flat, 25,451 units in January-February 2026 versus 25,474 in the same period last year. February numbers by country The February data reveals a deeply uneven picture across European markets. Some countries posted strong year-over-year gains, but several key markets continued to deteriorate. The biggest winners were Portugal (+112%), Spain (+74%), Germany (+59%), and France (+55%). France led all markets with 3,715 registrations in February, making it Tesla’s top European country so far this year with 4,377 units YTD. Germany came in second with 2,276 February registrations, and the UK was third with 2,422. Advertisement – scroll for more content On the other side, the UK saw registrations plunge 37% …

Tesla loses Toyota and Stellantis from its EU CO2 pool, taking billions with them

Tesla loses Toyota and Stellantis from its EU CO2 pool, taking billions with them

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New Tesla Model Y; via Tesla. Toyota and Stellantis are both withdrawing from Tesla’s European CO2 emissions pool for 2026, according to new EU filings. The two automakers were among the largest paying members of the pool. The move is the latest blow to Tesla’s regulatory credit revenue, which has already been shrinking globally after the US eliminated its own emission credit market last year. Tesla’s EU CO2 pool shrinks significantly Under EU regulations, automakers that can’t meet fleet-wide CO2 emissions targets on their own can join “pools” with manufacturers that have a surplus — like Tesla, which sells only zero-emission vehicles. In exchange, the pooling partners pay Tesla for the privilege of averaging down their fleet emissions. Tesla has profited enormously from these arrangements. In 2019, Fiat-Chrysler (now Stellantis) signed a deal worth up to $2 billion to pool its fleet with Tesla. Honda and Jaguar Land Rover subsequently joined the pool in following years. Advertisement – scroll for more content For the 2025 compliance year, the pool had swelled to include Toyota, Stellantis, …

Europe ‘failed’ on Trump, Putin’s ‘wrecking ball’ politics: MSC chair

Europe ‘failed’ on Trump, Putin’s ‘wrecking ball’ politics: MSC chair

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US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 23, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Europe is “totally on the sidelines” on the global stage as “wrecking ball” politics has become the norm, the head of the continent’s biggest security forum has said. Speaking to CNBC’s Annette Weisbach ahead of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), Wolfgang Ischinger, the organization’s chairman, said it was Europe’s “own fault” that its power on the global stage has been diminished. “Europe has failed to speak with one voice to China and about China, Europe has failed with one voice, to come up with a clear concept about the future of the Middle East, including about how to deal or not to deal with the Iranian nuclear question,” said Ischinger, who is a former German ambassador to the U.S. Earlier this week, the MSC published its 2026 report, for which Ischinger wrote the foreword. It …

Trump calls for negotiations on Greenland, rules out force

Trump calls for negotiations on Greenland, rules out force

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for “immediate negotiations” with Denmark to “discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States.” But Trump, in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, said for the first time that he would not use military force in pursuit of the territory. “I won’t do that,” Trump told the crowd of business and political leaders. “Now everyone’s saying, ‘Oh, good,’” he quipped. “People thought I would use force. I don’t have to use force. I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force.” Stocks, which had plummeted a day earlier amid Trump’s increasing aggression toward Greenland, immediately rebounded after the president ruled out using the U.S. military against the island. But Trump maintained that Greenland — an autonomous territory ruled by Denmark, one of America’s NATO allies — is a must-have asset for U.S. national security. And his remarks, which came days after he threatened new tariffs against eight NATO members related to the Greenland dispute, continued to ratchet up pressure on Europe. “So they …

Greenland devastated by Trump’s takeover threats: business minister

Greenland devastated by Trump’s takeover threats: business minister

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Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland’s minister for industry, raw materials, mining, energy, law enforcement and equality, addresses MPs at a meeting in the Inter-Parliamentary Union room in the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, England, organized by the All-Party Parliamentary Groups for Greenland following U.S. threats to take over the territory. James Manning – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images Greenlanders are “bewildered” by President Donald Trump’s “devastating” bid to annex the Arctic island, its business minister has told CNBC, as the issue turns into a geopolitical firestorm. Speaking to CNBC on Tuesday ahead of Trump addressing the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Naaja Nathanielsen, minister for business and mineral resources, described the international attention as “quite devastating” for many of the roughly 57,000 Greenlanders. Asked how people in Greenland have been feeling amid Trump’s pursuit of the island, Nathanielsen said: “People are worried, people are afraid, people are bewildered.” “[We have] always considered ourselves as an ally of the U.S. and have tried to accommodate the needs from the U.S. over the years and …

NATO nations deploy to Greenland after tense White House talks

NATO nations deploy to Greenland after tense White House talks

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A Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules is parked on the tarmak at Nuuk international airport on January 15, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland, the day after it arrived transporting Danish military personnel. Alessandro Rampazzo | Afp | Getty Images Several NATO members are deploying small numbers of troops to Greenland for a joint military exercise, in the wake of tense talks at the White House about the U.S. desire to annex it. Denmark, which is responsible for Greenland’s defense, Germany, France, Sweden and Norway have all confirmed plans to send military personnel to the sparsely populated island this week. U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his sights on taking the island following an audacious military intervention in Venezuela to depose its president, Nicolás Maduro, on Jan. 3. The troop deployment comes shortly after the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland held talks with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House. Speaking to reporters alongside Greenland’s Vivian Motzfeldt, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen …

What to watch as Trump’s team prepares for Denmark meeting

What to watch as Trump’s team prepares for Denmark meeting

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The Flag of Greenland, known nationally as “Erfalasorput”, flies above homes on March 28, 2025 in Nuuk, Greenland. Leon Neal | Getty Images The Trump administration is preparing for a high-stakes meeting with Danish officials next week, seeking to discuss how the U.S. can acquire the world’s largest island. The White House has spoken frequently about taking control of Greenland in the wake of a weekend military operation to depose Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, raising alarm in Europe about Washington’s territorial ambitions. President Donald Trump, who has long coveted making Greenland a part of the United States, has said the mineral-rich and sparsely populated island is integral to national security and insisted he’s “very serious” about trying to acquire it. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has since urged Trump to “stop the threats,” while Greenland’s leader described the notion of U.S. control over the territory as a “fantasy.” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that he intends to convene with senior government officials next week to discuss the situation. It comes after a …