A European Union vote on Tesla's supervised Full Self-Driving system has been pushed back from October, with December now the earliest apparent opportunity for a decision based on the current agenda. The October 6 meeting of the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV), which includes EU member-state and European Commission representatives, is scheduled to continue discussions on the Netherlands' Article 39 authorization request rather than hold a vote. The committee has already considered Tesla's request twice. Dutch regulator RDW approved the system in April, followed by Belgium and several other countries, and is proposing bloc-wide approval. Tesla said on September 1 that an EU-wide vote could potentially take place on October 6. Approval requires a qualified majority of 15 of the EU's 27 member states, representing 65% of the bloc's population. Sweden and other countries have raised concerns that FSD could exceed speed limits, while countries that approved the system say drivers remain responsible for following traffic laws. The same committee approved Ford's BlueCruise driver-assistance system in March 2024, with Germany as its sponsor. Tesla has described FSD approval as important to increasing European sales as it seeks to regain market share amid growing competition from Chinese electric-vehicle makers.