Tesla renames FSD (Supervised) to Tesla Assisted Driving in Europe

Tesla has changed the names of its driver-assistance packages in Europe and dropped the “Full Self-Driving” label in favor of wording that puts the driver’s role front and center. In markets where the company offers it, FSD (Supervised) will now be called Tesla Assisted Driving. And in European countries where FSD has not launched yet, the Enhanced Autopilot package now goes by Tesla Assisted Driving Basic.

What changed for European drivers

The update covers two products. The first is Tesla’s most advanced system, previously sold as FSD (Supervised), which can steer, brake and accelerate on city streets and highways as long as the driver keeps watching the road. Its new name is Tesla Assisted Driving.

The second is Enhanced Autopilot, which Tesla sells in countries where FSD has not been approved. It typically includes features such as Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Autopark and Summon, and that package now carries the Tesla Assisted Driving Basic label.

So far, there is no sign the software itself has changed. The rename appears to cover how the features are presented to buyers, not what the cars can actually do.

Why drop the old name?

Why move away from a brand Tesla has used for years? The likely answer sits with European regulators. Rules for driver assistance in Europe, set largely through UNECE vehicle regulations, treat these systems as Level 2 tools that need a fully attentive driver. A name like “Full Self-Driving” sits awkwardly next to that legal definition, and safety advocates have long argued it could lead drivers to trust the system more than they should.

Tesla has faced this kind of pressure before. In China, the company changed its FSD branding to “intelligent assisted driving” in 2025 after regulators tightened rules on how carmakers market driver-assistance features. In the United States, California’s Department of Motor Vehicles challenged the company’s use of “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” in its advertising, and Tesla added the “(Supervised)” tag to FSD in 2024.

The new European names go a step further, however. Instead of a qualifier tacked onto the end, the word “assisted” now sits at the center of the product name.

Tesla has spent years seeking approval to run its supervised system on European roads. The company has worked with the Dutch vehicle authority RDW, which can grant an approval that other EU countries may later recognize. Tesla has argued that its system improves road safety, citing its own fleet data, and has pressed regulators to move faster.

But approval across the bloc has not come all at once. So, Tesla sells different packages in different countries.

What buyers can expect

The change should be mostly cosmetic. Their cars keep the same features, and the new names will likely appear in Tesla’s app, website and vehicle menus over time.

For new buyers, the labels are clearer about what they are paying for. Neither package makes a car autonomous, and the driver stays legally responsible for the vehicle at all times.

Still, it is not yet clear if the new names will reach other regions, including the U.S., where the FSD (Supervised) label was still in use based on the latest public information. Tesla has not said if pricing or subscription terms will change under the new branding either.

At this stage, the message to European drivers is plain. Tesla’s software can help with the drive, but it won’t do the driving for them.