Nov 24 (Reuters) -

The Dutch vehicle authority RDW said on Monday it expects to

decide on Tesla's Full Self-Driving software in

February after the EV maker demonstrates that the driver

assistance system meets the required standards.

The agency was responding to Tesla's post on X on Friday, in

which it said the RDW "has committed to granting the company the

Netherlands National approval" in February.

"Upon NL National approval, other EU countries can

immediately recognize the exemption and also allow rollout

within their country. Then we will bring it to a TCMV (Technical

Committee on Motor Vehicles) vote for official EU-wide

approval," Tesla had said.

Tesla had urged customers to contact RDW to "express

excitement and thank them for making this happen as soon as

possible." But RDW on Monday asked them to stop contacting the

agency.

"Road safety remains the RDW's top priority: approval is

only possible once the safety of the system has been

convincingly demonstrated," it said.

CEO Elon Musk earlier this month said he expects Tesla's FSD

to be fully approved in China early next year.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in

October said it is opening an investigation into 2.88 million

FSD-equipped Tesla vehicles over more than 50 reports of

traffic-safety violations and a series of crashes.