Tesla’s FSD Transfer offer has been sporadically available in North America for several years, commonly used as a lever to increase sales at the end of a quarter. Tesla last offered FSD Transfer in North America in April of this year and it’s an ongoing offer today. However, the offer has always been limited to North America.
Several days ago, Musk responded to a post on X, saying it would be fair to offer it in Europe as well. Tesla has now quickly followed up on Musk’s post and has now started offering FSD Transfer in Europe and the Middle East. Tesla made the announcement on X (below).
You want it, you got it
— Tesla Europe & Middle East (@teslaeurope) July 21, 2025
Transfer FSD capability from your current Tesla to your new one
Now applicable to all new orders in Europe & the Middle East
Other Regions
While it’s great to see FSD Transfer offered in more regions, it’s interesting that Tesla didn’t expand this offer to all regions. With FSD coming to Australia and New Zealand and already deployed in China, they may be limiting it to markets where FSD is still not available and may not be for some time. However, that doesn’t match with their philosophy in North America.
It’s possible that we may see a similar offer in China and the Oceania region in the future.
How FSD Transfer Works
The offering of FSD Transfer is relatively simple. Owners with a vehicle with FSD simply need to place an order and take delivery of a vehicle while the promotion is active.
During the ordering process, do not select FSD on your new vehicle. Instead, inform your sales advisor that you wish to transfer FSD from your old vehicle to your new one.
FSD will be deactivated on your old vehicle on delivery day, and it will be activated on your new vehicle the same day. You are not required to trade in your original Tesla, nor required to sell it, but the license for FSD is moved completely to your new vehicle, leaving your vehicle without anything or limited to Basic Autopilot — depending on when you bought it.
This is a major benefit for loyal owners, as it saves them from having to purchase the pricey FSD package a second time, especially since they may have never been able to use it, besides some Enhanced Autopilot features such as Smart Summon.
This also comes at a time when Elon Musk and Tesla, as a whole, have continually expressed frustration with European regulators' slow progress on autonomy regulation. The last update we saw was in mid-June, when Dutch regulators were considering further deployments of FSD.
It’ll still be a while before FSD hits European streets, but at the very least, European (and Middle Eastern) customers can be happy with their new HW4 vehicles, which will be ready to receive and use the latest versions of FSD once it’s released in those regions.
