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Tesla drops “Full Self-Driving” name in Europe, but Germany backs letting the system exceed speed limits
Tesla’s driver assistance system is now called “Tesla Assisted Driving” in Europe, after Germany’s transport ministry said the old name was misleading. In a statement on 6 October, the ministry said “FSD – Full Self-Driving Supervised” was misleading, because the system supports…
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More countries turn to cameras to catch drivers on the phone
Belgium expects to start using cameras that automatically detect drivers holding a phone in 2028, and Austria is under pressure to follow. Belgium’s federal mobility minister, Jean-Luc Crucke, confirmed the timetable at the country’s annual road safety conference this month, as…
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Three in four European pilots report microsleeps in the cockpit
More than three in four European airline pilots say they had at least one microsleep while flying in the previous four weeks, according to a new survey published by the European Cockpit Association (ECA). The survey of 7,200 pilots in 32 countries, carried out over the summer…
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Northern Ireland brings in graduated licensing, as Finland’s night-time ban shows early promise
Northern Ireland became the first part of the UK to introduce graduated driver licensing on 1 October. Under the new system, learner drivers must wait at least six months before taking their test, and complete a programme of training with a logbook. Once they pass, drivers under…
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PIN Talk Ireland – Reducing serious injuries among vulnerable road users, 18 November, Dublin
ETSC and the Road Safety Authority Ireland (RSA) are pleased to welcome you to this PIN event which will focus on reducing serious injuries among vulnerable road users. A PIN report on serious injuries published in 2025 found that over half of all road users seriously injured…
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European Traffic Education Seminar 2026
ETSC, Fundación Mapfre and the ADAC Stiftung have the pleasure of announcing that the 2026 edition of the European Traffic Education Seminar will be held as an online event on 9 December 2026. To sufficiently equip young road users to become safe road users, education remains of…
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Buttons are back, Euro NCAP tests show – but not in every car
Car makers are returning to physical buttons for basic driving functions, according to the latest Euro NCAP results – though some still bury them behind touchscreen menus. Since the start of this year, Euro NCAP’s rating rewards cars where indicators, wipers and washer, hazard…
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Seven in ten young Norwegian children now travel rear-facing
Seventy per cent of Norwegian children aged one to three now travel in a rear-facing car seat, up from 65% two years ago and just 20% in 2010, according to new figures from ETSC member Trygg Trafikk. The survey, based on police checks of 1,595 children, found almost all…
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ETSC and partners urge European Commission to establish dedicated EU Road Safety Agency
This story was originally published in December 2025. To read the European Commission’s reply, sent on 30 September 2026, please scroll to the bottom of the page. The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), alongside six major European civil society organisations, has sent a…
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Tesla FSD speed offset function breaches UN and EU rules, says ETSC ahead of discussions on EU-wide approval
ETSC is calling on the European Commission and EU Member States to reject two speed-related functions in Tesla's FSD (Supervised) driving assistance system, ahead of key discussions at the EU’s Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV) on 6 October.