STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Tesla’s (TSLA.O) 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
