Tesla has removed Autopilot from the configurator for new vehicle orders in the Netherlands, leaving Full Self-Driving (Supervised) as the only available driver-assistance package for customers.
The change was first spotted on Tesla’s Dutch ordering page on Tuesday, where buyers can no longer order a vehicle with standard Autopilot included. Instead, customers must either purchase Full Self-Driving (Supervised) outright or subscribe to the feature after delivery.
The move makes the Netherlands the first market in Europe where Tesla has completely removed Basic Autopilot from standard new vehicle configurations, even as the feature remains included in other European countries.
BREAKING: 🚨 Tesla removes Basic Autopilot from Dutch configurator
— Tesla Inside (@TSLA_inside_) May 12, 2026
• No more Basic Autopilot for new Tesla orders in the Netherlands
• Only Full Self-Driving (Supervised) available
• In other European countries, Basic Autopilot is still included.$TSLA pic.twitter.com/CrwGEnmkah
Tesla has not officially commented on the change, but it mirrors a similar shift the company recently introduced in North America. Earlier this year in January, Tesla stopped including Autopilot as a standard included feature in Canada and the United States, only offering FSD as a subscription in order for customers to get any sort of driver-assistance features.
Why the Netherlands?
The Netherlands has become one of Tesla’s most important markets for FSD in Europe. The company recently received approval from Dutch authorities to deploy FSD to customers, the first country in Europe to do so. Since that approval, Dutch regulators from RDW have been heavily involved in pushing for wider European approval under UNECE regulations.
A number of other countries have since been pushing for fast-track approval of FSD, including Italy and Belgium, while Ireland has confirmed it is in discussions with Tesla.
The company has already highlighted rapid progress with FSD in the Netherlands. Tesla recently revealed that owners have surpassed 10 million kilometres driven with FSD in under a month.
A Shift Toward Subscription Revenue
Instead of offering Autopilot for free, Tesla now pushes customers toward monthly FSD subscriptions. In the Netherlands, customers can either purchase FSD upfront or activate it later through a subscription. However, the option to purchase FSD outright is limited and will be removed from the configurator later this month, also like what happened in North America earlier this year.
It remains unclear if Tesla plans to expand the change to other European countries, but given the company’s recent moves in North America and its FSD rollout plans, the Netherlands may simply be the beginning.
The broader shift to FSD subscriptions is believed to be tied to Elon Musk’s new $1 trillion compensation package. In order for Musk to meet the terms of that deal, the company must have 10 million active FSD subscriptions for three consecutive months.
According to the most recent figure from Tesla, there are more than 1.28 million active FSD subscribers as of Q1 2026.
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