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Finland's transport authority, Traficom, said it ​approved Tesla's Assisted Driving (TAD) system after @Tesla renamed it from "Full Self-Driving" and tightened speed-control settings: "The decision to proceed more quickly is supported by the changes the manufacturer has now made to the system and the fact that recognizing the approval nationally at an earlier stage will give Finnish Tesla users an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the system before the most challenging winter conditions arrive. The name change helps users and the market understand the true nature of the system. The new name also takes future developments into account, as genuinely self-driving cars, where responsibility for driving shifts away from the driver, will become available alongside driver assistance systems. Changes have also been made to the system’s features, including its speed control settings. Drivers can no longer encourage the system to continuously maintain an unnecessarily high speed above the speed limit (50%). Furthermore, settings that allow speeding are now reset to default settings with no deviation from the speed limit whenever the vehicle is restarted, and the information provided to drivers about the speed settings selected by the system has been expanded and clarified. These changes ensure that drivers are aware of the decisions the car makes on their behalf and the settings that are currently active. Further changes to the system are expected before its EU-wide approval. These will not significantly affect how the system is used but will help drivers remain alert while driving." - Senior Specialist Jukka Juhola from Traficom.