Ireland
One of the smallest Tesla fleets in Western Europe, on roads that are already among the safer ones in the EU. Ireland recognising the Dutch approval would change little statistically and much politically.
Where it sits
Tesla fleet
Cumulative registrations less attrition, from a small base. No official brand-level parc is published.
New registrations
| Year | New Teslas | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 to date | 2,193 | part year |
Registrations are the yearly flow of new cars, not the fleet. The 10,000 figure above is the stock — every Tesla currently on the road. 2026 covers January to 31 August, so it is not comparable with a full year: like for like it is a small market.
Road safety baseline
A safer baseline means less room for FSD to help. Ireland is already safer than the EU average, which is why the figures here look modest next to countries with the same fleet size.
How this number is worked out
158 road deaths × 0.83 crash reduction × ( 10,000 the whole Tesla fleet ÷ 2.04M vehicles ) = 0.6 lives / year
Because FSD is blocked here, the calculation uses the whole 10,000-car fleet: this is what Ireland is currently giving up, not what it is getting. The 83% figure is the midpoint of Tesla's published crash-rate data; the vehicle total assumes 400 vehicles per 1,000 people. Full workings on the methodology page.
Who decides
Ireland has not recognised the Dutch type approval. As an EU member it could recognise it tomorrow, as six other members already have — or wait for the bloc-wide vote.
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