{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-26/tesla-assisted-driving-latvia-slovakia-approvals","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-26/tesla-assisted-driving-latvia-slovakia-approvals.md","title":"Tesla Wins Latvia and Slovakia Assisted-Drive Approvals","headline":"Tesla's Assisted Driving Cleared in Latvia and Slovakia as EU Weighs Wider Rollout","description":"Latvia and Slovakia approved Tesla's assisted-driving software at €99 a month, as the EU prepares a vote on a bloc-wide rollout.","section":"Regulation & Approvals","published_at":"2026-10-26T12:03:18+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T12:03:18+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Latvia became the 10th European country to approve Tesla Assisted Driving software, after Slovakia's approval earlier in October 2026.","Tesla Assisted Driving carries a monthly subscription of €99.","The Tesla Owners Slovakia club, with 1,500 registered members, staged a vehicle light show outside the transport ministry to lobby regulators."],"companies":[{"name":"Tesla","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000036f/tesla","website":"https://tesla.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"Reuters","title":"Tesla owners in Slovakia welcome assisted-drive tech as EU weighs rollout across bloc","url":"https://www.reuters.com/business/tesla-owners-slovakia-welcome-assisted-drive-tech-eu-weighs-rollout-across-bloc-2026-10-26/"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Regulation & Approvals","Tesla"],"body_markdown":"Latvia and Slovakia are the latest European countries to approve [Tesla](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000036f/tesla)'s assisted-driving software, with Latvia becoming the 10th European country to clear the technology on October 26, 2026, after Slovakia's approval earlier that month. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/tesla-owners-slovakia-welcome-assisted-drive-tech-eu-weighs-rollout-across-bloc-2026-10-26/) reported the approvals as Tesla seeks support ahead of a crucial vote that could pave the way for a broader rollout EU-wide.\n\n## Slovakia Owners Push for Tesla Assisted Driving\n\nTesla Assisted Driving, recently renamed from FSD, has a monthly subscription of €99. Igor Marcek, 35, a financial agent and life coach in Bratislava who bought his Tesla two years ago, said the car will eventually drive on its own and save drivers time and energy.\n\nA test drive of a Tesla installed with TAD handled congested highway driving and traffic merges, but Marcek had to manually slam on the brakes when the car failed to slow for a closed barrier. At a Supercharger station, the car failed to steer into an open charging bay, and Marcek took over.\n\n\"It is still a technology that is evolving so you really have to be awake there and pay attention to what the car is doing,\" Marcek said.\n\nThe Tesla Owners Slovakia club, which has 1,500 registered members, organised a coordinated vehicle light show outside the transport ministry to draw regulators' attention to the technology, Marcek said. The club's president, Kristian Kratochvil, said the group contacted the Slovakian Transport Ministry after the initial Dutch approval and stayed in frequent contact requesting updates. Tesla says TAD can prevent collisions by more than four times and save lives, numbers contested by safety researchers.\n\n## Tesla's Berlin Production Plans\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Tesla announced a 20% production boost at Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg to 7,500 vehicles per week starting October 2026, with 1,000 additional vehicle production hires plus 1,500 for battery cell manufacturing. The same records list Tesla's full-year 2025 revenue at $94.8 billion, a 3% decline and the first annual revenue decline in company history, and 1.64 million vehicle deliveries in 2025, an 8.6% decline from the prior year.\n\n## Earlier European Approvals\n\nTesla said Latvia approved its FSD automated-driving system on Monday, making Latvia the tenth EU country to do so, with the approval announced in a post on X, according to Devdiscourse. In Texas, a Powerwall owner analysed switching from Tesla's $800 annual credit to a free overnight plan, potentially saving $717 yearly, The Cool Down reported. A Tesla Model Y Standard owner said after 5,600 miles that he would buy the car again, citing Full Self-Driving as the main reason, having used FSD for 98% of those miles, The Cool Down reported.\n\n## What Comes Next for Tesla in Europe\n\nThe EU vote that could open a bloc-wide rollout remains pending, and Tesla is seeking support ahead of it.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}