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With Cybertruck winding down mid-2027, only the Cyberbeast is still orderable. The remaining production can't clear the backlog, so plenty of deposits will be refunded while the line shifts toward Cybercab.

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Tesla's registered robotaxi fleet in Texas grew 76% in the last 30 days, per the Texas DMV numbers going around. San Antonio service is live too. Still early, but the growth rate is the story.

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Austin logged 1,544 Cybercab sightings yesterday, 1,480 of them driverless. A new weekday high. That's real utilization, not just registrations on a list.

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Finland Clears Tesla Assisted Driving. The EU Math Still Doesn't Add Up.

Eleven countries now allow Tesla's supervised driving software. Together they hold about 15% of the EU's population, and the bloc-wide vote needs 65%.

Finland on Wednesday became the latest European country to let Tesla owners use the company's supervised driving system, now sold in Europe as Tesla Assisted Driving. The approval arrives weeks before a possible EU-wide vote, and it highlights a gap between how fast national approvals are piling up and how far Tesla still is from the votes that actually decide the question.

Finland's transport regulator, Traficom, said it recognised the provisional type-approval granted by the Dutch authority RDW, and that Tesla "can immediately start offering the system to its customers in Finland."

What changed to win Finland over

The system used to be called FSD (Supervised), short for Full Self-Driving. Traficom said references to self-driving have been removed from the name, including in Finnish- and Swedish-language marketing and user guidance.

"The name change helps users and the market understand the true nature of the system," said Jukka Juhola, a senior specialist at Traficom.

The speed settings changed too. According to Automotive World, an update approved by the RDW on November 3 cut the maximum speed offset from 50% above the detected limit to 10%, and resets it to zero every time the car starts. Traficom said further changes are expected before EU-wide approval, aimed at helping drivers stay alert.

Why Finland went early

Traficom said it wanted Finnish drivers to get familiar with the system before the hardest winter months arrive. "We wanted to go a little bit ahead to allow drivers to use the system on our roads before the really bad winter conditions arrive," Juhola told Reuters.

The exposure is small. Finland has 8,000 to 9,000 compatible Teslas, Reuters reported via CNA, which Juhola put at around 0.3% of the country's car fleet. That small footprint is part of why the agency felt comfortable moving first.

The vote that matters

National approvals are a bridge, not a destination. Final approval across the EU requires a vote in the European Commission's Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles, known as TCMV. Traficom said that once a vote passes, it takes about three weeks for the approval to take effect across the bloc. The next meeting where a vote could happen is in December, according to Reuters.

Passing needs a qualified majority: at least 15 of the 27 member states, representing at least 65% of the EU population. The 11 countries that have recognised the Dutch approval so far, namely the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and now Finland, account for only about 15% of that population, Automotive World calculated.

Germany backed EU approval in October after Tesla agreed to the rename and a 10% speed tolerance, according to Reuters. Italy has signalled possible support. Even with both, Automotive World estimates Tesla would cover around 47% of the EU population, and adding France would still leave it just short. France has so far refused to recognise the Dutch approval, citing speeding and driver attention in cities, Electrek reported in September.

There is also a downside to the national route. Reuters noted that a rejection at the EU level would invalidate the national approvals already granted.

Why it matters

Europe is one of the largest pools of Tesla owners outside the US and China. Tesla Europe said on September 1 that the system was approved in five EU countries and used by more than 70,000 customers there. A bloc-wide yes would open the software to every eligible Tesla in the EU at once, which matters for a company that sells the software as a subscription.

The counterpoints

Winter is a real test. Traficom itself warned that the system's operation "may be subject to various limitations if the cameras become covered in snow, slush or other dirt, or if traffic conditions become more challenging than usual." For a camera-only system, Finland is effectively letting owners find those limits in the conditions where they are most likely to show up.

Safety claims remain contested. A Reuters investigation in October reported that seven traffic-safety researchers found Tesla's European research does not examine crash rates or traffic deaths, relying instead on proxies such as hard braking.

And the European product is drifting away from the US version. A second path opens in early 2027 when UN Regulation R171 Series 02 is expected to take effect, Automotive World reported, but that route would require hands on the wheel outside highways and no default speed above the limit. Each concession wins regulators over while making the European system do a little less.

The December meeting will show whether Tesla's run of small-country wins can turn into big-country votes. Can Tesla win over Paris and Rome without trimming the product down to something European buyers no longer want to pay for?

Sources

• Traficom: Tesla's driver assistance system is now permitted on Finnish roads https://t.co/kBgh4mGwis
• Reuters via CNA: Finland clears Tesla assisted driving tech after changes https://t.co/6QMT9kvVUG
• Automotive World: Tesla wins Finland FSD, still lacks the EU's biggest votes https://t.co/KK77ns0bAc
• Euronews: Finland approves Tesla assisted driving cars ahead of EU vote https://t.co/aZwlQRt7Vg
• Reuters via https://t.co/LRulsBQ8di: Musk welcomes German backing for Tesla driver assistance tech https://t.co/xZE39FJYan
• Electrek: EU delays Tesla FSD vote to December at the earliest https://t.co/sPjOYkeJli

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Finland just became the 11th country to allow Tesla Assisted Driving. Those 11 hold about 15% of the EU's population. December's vote needs 65%. Here's the math Tesla still has to solve.

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@comma_ai How would liability work for installers on your network?

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Me looking for the work they are doing

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Let's get to work.

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Wild to look back at that fork. Tesla's trajectory since then makes the alternative look even more expensive in hindsight.

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@KatieMiller I remember that time when Masa, instead of putting $12B into Tesla for a 1/4 of the company to help me take Tesla private, instead invested the money in WeWork.

That was dumb.

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Cybertruck production winding down mid-2027 so the line can shift to Cybercab makes sense once orders exceed what they can still build. Many deposits will be refunded. Curious how used Cybertruck values settle once new production ends.

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Texas DMV data has Tesla's registered robotaxi fleet slightly ahead of Waymo (~1,302 vs ~1,297). Austin Cybercab sightings are also setting weekday highs. Still early, but growth rate and utilization are the numbers to watch as Cybercab capacity ramps.

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Finland just approved Tesla Assisted Driving. Another country where the car can do more of the work on regular roads. The list keeps growing quietly.

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@unkonfined If Apple would just ship the mfer😅 been on this since Friday last week (11/6)

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New Tesla Supercharger: Carbondale, CO (8 stalls)
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Megapacks locked in beside a high-desert solar farm under crisp midday light — grid-scale storage ready when the sun drops. Pure engineering, no drama. #Tesla #Energy

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Elon says Cybertruck order rate far exceeds production, but the line shuts in about 8 months so Cybercab can scale. Capacity is the real constraint, and the opportunity cost of the complex truck is clear. #Tesla #Cybercab

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San Antonio Robotaxi covers roughly 274 sq mi, versus roughly 58 sq mi for Waymo there. Vision-only and still a much larger initial zone. The expansion pace is the part to watch. #Tesla #Robotaxi

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Tesla stopped taking Cybertruck Premium AWD orders and raised the Cyberbeast price by $7,500 to $109,990. It's now the only orderable trim. With the line set to wind down around mid-2027, the order book is already feeling it. #Tesla #Cybertruck