Erik Schut

Entrepreneurial Investor in ClimateTech & a bit of Software.
Tesla owner & shareholder since ‘13.
Windsurf, Waterpolo, Swim, Boulder, Hike, Bike & Ski

[Tesla Europe, Middle East & Africa @teslaeurope]

In the last 2 months, FSD Supervised has been over 3x safer than manual driving on Dutch roads

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

The country that has spent the last 16 months lecturing Europe about how to live sits at number 36 on the 2025 Prosperity Index. Just a mouse-arm’s inflammation above Russia. Sandwiched between Poland and Israel, two spots ahead of Hungary, and a comfortable distance behind Croatia.

Let that sink in while JD Vance is warming up his next speech about European decline.

Every single country from number one down to number twenty-five is either European, or a nation built on European foundations. Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden. The top four. Not a MAGA hat in sight. The United Kingdom, which according to certain Fox News contributors is an unrecognisable warzone where law-abiding citizens are fed to the wolves the moment they land at Heathrow, sits at a very comfortable number 26. Ten places above the self-proclaimed leader of the free world.

Slovenia beats America. Estonia beats America. Lithuania beats America. Latvia beats America. These are countries that were behind the Iron Curtain within living memory.

And yet here we are, being told by the people around Trump, Vance and Rubio that Europe has something to learn from Washington. About prosperity. About governance. About how to run a country.

Number 36.

Two above Russia. Seventeen below Slovenia. Just ahead of Israel and Hungary, which is basically the international hall of fame for countries that have lost the plot.

The data is not complicated. Europe is not declining. America is just falling down the list.

[Tesla @Tesla]

Model S & X changed automotive history forever by proving that an EV could be the best car possible – of any kind.

By inspiring other automakers to believe in EVs, they pushed the industry from 50k cars total in 2011 to 21 million sold per year.

Many automotive firsts:

Model S – first EV to achieve a 400-mile range, first production car to do 0-60 in <2 seconds & first production sedan to run a 9.23 second quarter mile.

It was also the first vehicle with a roof so strong that it broke NHTSA's testing machine.

Model X – quickest production SUV & the first to not roll over in regulatory tests.

Model S & X also initiated real-world AI!

We never stopped refining either vehicle. Both have 40% fewer parts today & share only 3% of parts with their original version. 60 years of evolution (by conventional car development standards) squeezed into 14 years!

750,000 Model S & X built.

Your support – from our earliest days to now – made Tesla into what it is today.

Thank you to each of our owners ❤️

[Rustavi @Rustavi]

🚨 European Tesla owners. It’s time to act.
Smaller countries like Belgium and Estonia are already moving fast on FSD Supervised approval. Every EU member state has one equal vote.
That means Germany or France cannot block it if enough smaller nations say yes.
Contact your minister of transport, your government, or your local representatives today. Push for rapid recognition of the Dutch RDW type approval.
The more countries that approve it quickly, the faster FSD comes to all of Europe.
Let’s make the dominoes fall. One country at a time! 🇪🇺🔥

#FSD #Tesla #FSDinEU #Europe

[Tesla Europe, Middle East & Africa @teslaeurope]

De toekomst van mobiliteit is aangebroken

FSD Supervised has been approved in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 & will begin rolling out in the country shortly! 

Trained on billions of kilometers of real-world driving data, it can drive you almost anywhere under your supervision – from residential roads to city streets & highways

No other vehicle can do this. 

We're excited to bring FSD Supervised to more European countries soon

[Erik Schut @erikschut]

@niccruzpatane Sales wise Cybertruck is major failure…

[Tesla Europe, Middle East & Africa @teslaeurope]

Together with RDW, we have officially completed the final vehicle testing phase for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) and have submitted all documentation required for the UN R-171 approval + Article 39 exemptions. The RDW team is now reviewing the documentation and test results package internally. They have communicated the expected approval for Netherlands date of 4/10, shifting from 3/20 previously and we look forward to successful completion of this cooperation. 

Following the Netherlands’ approval, European countries will be able to recognize this approval nationally. We are anticipating a possible EU-wide approval during the summer.

Over the past 18 months, this approval has involved a series of intense documentation, development, testing, research & audits. Including but certainly not limited to:

– 1,600,000+ km of FSD (Supervised) testing on EU roads
– 13,000+ customer sales ride-alongs
– 4,500+ track test scenario executions
– Thousands of pages of written documentation for 400+ compliance requirements
– Dozens of research studies into safety performance/results

We're extremely proud of the work conducted with the RDW team up until this point.

We very much look forward to the approval in April, and sharing FSD (Supervised) with our patient EU customers!

[marble @MarbleClimate]

We have opened two internship positions at Marble for 6-months in Paris.

If you are a college student looking to make your mark on the real world, we encourage you to apply.

Good luck

[NVDE @nvde]

NVDE-voorzitter @olofvdgaag van der Gaag bij @RTLZ over ons spoedplan voor minder aardgasgebruik: "De enige manier om ons structureel te wapenen tegen conflicten in de wereld is door minder energie te gebruiken en meer duurzame energie op te wekken."

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[Erik Schut @erikschut]

@REFLACTtraining 12 years and counting 😊

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

🇳🇱 The Netherlands tops 2026 ranking for best quality of life.

The Netherlands has been crowned the best country in the world for quality of life in Numbeo’s 2026 global quality of life index, overtaking Luxembourg for the first time since 2023.

The top 10 countries for quality of life in 2026:

1. The Netherlands 🇳🇱 
2. Denmark 🇩🇰 
3. Luxembourg 🇱🇺 
4. Oman 🇴🇲 
5. Switzerland 🇨🇭 
6. Finland 🇫🇮 
7. Austria 🇦🇹 
8. Germany 🇩🇪 
9. Iceland 🇮🇸 
10. Norway 🇳🇴

[Erik Schut @erikschut]

@Tesla_NL_TR Keep sharing!

[Tesla Europe, Middle East & Africa @teslaeurope]

Now in Netherlands

🇳🇱 https://t.co/5sdiBqXu1j

[Erik Schut @erikschut]

@elonmusk Can we transfer FSD if we upgrade our S or X?

[Tesla Europe, Middle East & Africa @teslaeurope]

Tesla has been working hard toward shipping Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in Europe for over 12 months now. We have given FSD demos to regulators of almost every EU country. We have requested early access, pilot release programs or exemptions where possible.

We have developed & shared detailed safety evidence for FSD, now public in our latest Safety Report. And we have driven over 1 million kilometers safely on EU roads across 17 different countries (internal testing). 

Our main path to success is partnering with the Dutch approval authority RDW to gain exemption for the feature. This involves proving compliance with existing regulations (UN-R-171 DCAS) + filing an exemption (EU Article 39) for yet-to-be-regulated behaviors like Level 2 systems off-highway, system-initiated lane changes with hands-off the wheel etc. 

Some of these regulations are outdated and rules-based, which makes FSD illegal in its current form. Changing FSD to be compliant with these rules would make it unsafe and unusable in many cases. While we have changed FSD to be maximally compliant where it is logical and reasonable, we won't sacrifice the safety of a proven system or materially deteriorate customer usability. 

As a result, we are gathering evidence to get exemptions on a specific rule-by-rule basis. Unfortunately, the real world fleet-proven safety wins alone are considered insufficient. 

Currently, RDW has committed to granting Netherlands National approval in February 2026. Please contact them via link below to express your excitement & thank them for making this happen as soon as possible. Upon NL National approval, other EU countries can immediately recognize the exemption and also allow rollout within their country. Then we will bring it to a TCMV vote for official EU-wide approval. 

We're excited to bring FSD to our owners in Europe soon!

https://t.co/FhoK0xX81r

[Erik Schut @erikschut]

Release Tesla Full Self Driving Supervised in Europe - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/Fwt3x8Adyx via @Change

[Mike P @mikepat711]

If you have an anti Elon sticker on your Tesla, it means:

1) You care about what strangers think, and feel the need to explain yourself to them. A sign of weakness.

2) You’re scared some deranged shitlib is gonna mess with you. A sign of weakness and cowardice.

3) You love the car more than you hate Elon and don’t want to sell it for another car. A sign of weakness and cowardice.

I can’t think of any scenario where having one of those stickers accomplishes anything other than letting the world know you are a coward. Do what you want, but just know what’s up.

[Erik Schut @erikschut]

EU happiness (2025 World Happiness Report): Finland tops at 7.74, followed by Denmark (7.58), Iceland (7.53). EU average ~6.42. US ranks 23rd at ~6.94. Nordic countries lead due to social support, trust, and work-life balance. US happiness lower, especially among youth, due to inequality and polarization. @grok

[Erik Schut @erikschut]

@ssankar @elonmusk In 2023, EU life expectancy at birth was 81.5 years; US was 78.4 years. @grok

[Hardt Hyperloop @HardtHyperloop]

🚄 #EHW2025 opened at the European Hyperloop Center in Veendam

Minister Sophie Hermans kicked off the event, noting: “Technology doesn’t change the world—people do.”

500+ students from 30+ universities showcase their prototypes at Europe’s hub for #hyperloop

#EHW #EHC