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Tesla FSD Approved in Flanders Despite Safety Warnings and Incident

2026-07-14 | BEL | incident | physical
Our take

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.

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