STOCKHOLM, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Tesla’s Assisted Driving system is now permitted on Finnish roads, Finland’s transport authority Traficom said on Wednesday.
• The decision means Tesla can immediately start offering the system to its customers in Finland and it can now be used on Finnish roads, the agency said in a statement
• Finland had said in June it may approve the system earlier than a European Union-wide decision that is still pending
• The Netherlands in April became the first European country to grant provisional approval the system, in a first step towards a potential EU-wide rollout if backed by a qualified majority of member states
• Estonia, Croatia and Belgium are among countries that have since allowed the technology, which allows cars to steer themselves under supervision, though some regulators have expressed caution about it
• “Traficom recognised the provisional type-approval granted by the Dutch authority, allowing Tesla’s Assisted Driving system to be used as a driver assistance system in Finland,” the agency said
(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, editing by Terje Solsvik)
