Tesla expects Dutch decision on self-driving technology by April 10

AMSTERDAM, March 20 (Reuters) - Tesla TSLA.O Europe expects a decision by April 10 from the Dutch vehicle authority RDW on whether to approve Full Self-Driving technology in the Netherlands, it said on Friday.

RDW said in a reaction it is close to a decision, but it would not confirm the April 10 date.

"Tesla and the RDW are now going through the last steps in the evaluation process," RDW said in a statement.

"During this final phase our inspectors are studying all the data and test results and after that has been finished, a decision will be made about the admissibility of the driver assistance system (known as) FSD Supervised."

The agency said in November it would approve the technology only once its safety had been convincingly demonstrated.

"We are anticipating a possible EU-wide approval during the summer," Tesla Europe said in a statement posted on social media platform X.