Tesla to Expand Supercharger Access to Seven Additional Manufacturers

January 16, 2025

By Karan Singh

Not a Tesla App

As of January 13th, Tesla has added even more manufacturers that will soon be able to charge at its Superchargers. Six manufacturers already have access to Tesla’s Superchargers in North America, and a handful more are on the way.

Today, Ford, Rivian, General Motors (GM), Volvo, Polestar, and Nissan have access to Tesla’s Superchargers through the third-party vehicle access option in the Tesla App. To do so, vehicle owners select a stall in the app and tap the “Release Magic Dock” button.

Coming Soon

Tesla has added seven new manufacturers to its Coming Soon section for Supercharger Access. While not everyone loves Tesla, everyone loves the reliability and speed of Tesla’s Superchargers. Many owners are undoubtedly looking forward to accessing these select Superchargers. Since these locations include Magic Docks, which include a NACS to CCS adapter, the driver doesn’t need to have their own adapter.

These are the seven manufacturers that will soon receive access, according to Tesla.

BMW
Genesis
Hyundai
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
Kia
Lucid
Mercedes-Benz

That will bring Tesla’s list of associated manufacturers with Supercharger Access in North America to 13 - bringing most of the major vehicle manufacturers online.

The last few remaining stalwarts are Honda, Toyota, and Volkswagen - of whom Volkswagen is in a rather interesting position. Volkswagen runs Electrify America and Electrify Canada - and the Electrify charging brand has built a reputation for EVs being unable to charge, or being inefficient or difficult to work with.

On the flip side, they’ve partnered with Rivian to build their future electric vehicles - and they could potentially bring the Volkswagen brands, including Scout - to Superchargers sometime in the future. Let’s hope that the last few standouts take the leap to adopting NACS and joining the Supercharger network. After all, a better charging experience is better for EV ownership and adoption, thereby accelerating Tesla’s mission of electrifying the planet.

Norway Approves Tesla’s FSD Testing on Public Roads; Potential for Europe-Wide Deployment

April 26, 2025

By Karan Singh

Not a Tesla App

According to filings found by Kees Roelandschap on X, Tesla has obtained a 2-year exemption from UNECE autonomy regulations to run FSD Supervised on public roads in Norway. This marks one of the first positive developments for regulations and autonomy in Europe — great news for European customers.

Previously, European transportation agencies stressed additional caution and requested more time to legislate, further delaying the widespread UNECE regulation changes for autonomous vehicles.

Norwegian FSD - Employees Only

Following the recent approval from the Norwegian Road Authority, Tesla will be permitted to use its Supervised vehicles on public roads in a testing capacity. This exemption does not yet apply to customers, so we will have to wait and see how testing progresses.

Tesla will specifically be allowed to run FSD V13 and its derivative builds (meaning AI4 vehicles only) with automated steering and speed controls on EU-registered and approved vehicles.

Tesla will also be required to have Tesla-trained drivers (employees) conduct the testing. There is no specific policy in place that enables the use of FSD for customers at this time. However, as testing is conducted and bureaucratic hurdles are overcome across various transportation departments, Tesla may be able to extend the offer to European customers. According to Tesla’s latest earnings call, the company still plans to release FSD in Europe by the end of the year.

Tesla has already begun testing in the Netherlands, showing off FSD’s capabilities in Amsterdam.

FSD Supervised in Europe, pending regulatory approval pic.twitter.com/PYkcATjSUN
— Tesla Europe & Middle East (@teslaeurope) April 5, 2025

Article 39 Exemption

The UNECE can grant exemptions for innovative technologies that move faster than legislation under Article 39. However, Tesla requires the backing of a national ministry of transport to bring this to the UNECE’s attention. The next round of voting on critical issues is expected on May 12, 2025, which may not leave Tesla much time to present its findings to UNECE.

We don’t expect Tesla to receive authorization immediately. It may take several weeks or months of testing from the Netherlands or Norway teams before one of the two countries is willing to support Tesla’s exemption bid.

However, if Tesla achieves an Article 39 exemption, it could allow Tesla to roll out FSD to customers across Europe, provided there are no country-level exemptions.

Tesla Reintroduces FSD Transfers in North America

April 25, 2025

By Karan Singh

Not a Tesla App

Following customer requests, Tesla has once again returned FSD Transfers for North America. This comes after some new details we received on FSD Supervised and Unsupervised at the recent Q1 2025 Earnings Call.

Vox Populi, Vox Dei … FSD Transfer is back

All countries (in NA), all S3XY + @cybertruck (excl Foundation Series & Launch Series)
— Tesla North America (@tesla_na) April 25, 2025

FSD Transfers

This latest round of FSD transfers doesn’t have a specific time limit - so if you’re in the market for a new vehicle and were worried about transferring FSD from a HW3 vehicle - now is the best chance.

This transfer opportunity is applicable for any new vehicle purchases, including the Model S, 3, X, Y, as well as the Cybertruck. The only vehicles it doesn’t apply to are the Foundation-Series Cybertruck or a Launch-Series Model Y, which already come with FSD included.

If you’re conducting an FSD transfer, you’ll need to reach out to your Tesla delivery coordinator through the Tesla app to confirm you’re eligible and to get the process started.

Note that once you take delivery, FSD access is removed from your older vehicle, regardless if you plan to trade in your vehicle or keep it.

Canada and Mexico

For those in Canada and Mexico, there’s some good news. This opportunity is available for customers in those countries as well, however, new vehicle orders are currently paused in Canada and Mexico for unknown reasons.