wire / 2026-07-14-ab14
Tesla FSD Approved in Flanders Despite Safety Warnings and Incident
Flanders approved FSD over its own experts' warnings. The minister gets the ribbon-cutting. The incident statistics arrive later, on somebody else's desk.
The facts
Flemish Mobility Minister Annick De Ridder approved the use of Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system on public roads in Belgium, despite internal warnings about safety risks and limited local testing. The system's AI struggled with Belgian traffic conditions, leading to at least one reported incident and concerns over public safety.