France opposes EU approval of Tesla's FSD driver assistance software for now

AMSTERDAM, July 23 : France opposes the use of Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver assistance software on roads in the European Union in its current form over safety concerns, its transportation minister said.The French stance on the FSD software is the first public rejection by an EU government of a Dutch-led initiative to approve the technology for use throughout Europe.In a video statement released on Wednesday, Philippe Tabarot pointed to worries over speeding and driver inattention."In France, we believe that, while this system brings a number of technological advances, the safety tradeoffs are not yet sufficient to justify authorisation in its current form," he said. Tesla's FSD is a driver assistance system that can accelerate, brake, and steer a car, while its human driver remai