Tesla said that its supervised Full Self-Driving system has been approved in Croatia, with a rollout across the country expected to begin soon, joining a growing list of European countries that have approved the technology.
Dutch regulator RDW approved the system in April, with Belgium and a handful of other countries following suit. Neighbouring Slovenia also approved earlier this month.
RDW is also proposing that the software be approved across the bloc.
However, a prominent safety group has expressed concerns regarding the system’s ability to exceed speed limits.
The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) said Tesla’s driver-assistance system includes a speed offset function, which can raise the maximum speed by as much as 50% above the limit detected by the vehicle.
Several countries including Sweden, France and the Czech Republic have raised concerns regarding the system’s ability to exceed speed limits.
Tesla’s FSD (Supervised) system can control braking, acceleration and steering, but the driver must keep their eyes on the road at all times and remains fully responsible.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that delaying the approval of FSD “will cost lives”.
The issue has emerged as one of the most contentious aspects of Tesla’s push for a European rollout of FSD, which the automaker has said is crucial to boosting sales and regaining market share amid growing competition from Chinese electric-vehicle makers.
An expected vote on allowing the software rollout across the bloc was earlier delayed from October, with the next apparent opportunity for a decision not before December.
An EU-wide rollout requires support by a “qualified majority” of 15 of the EU’s 27 member states, representing 65% of the bloc’s population.
