Tesla quietly ticks off another European country: FSD goes live in Lithuania

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Tesla has launched Full Self-Driving Supervised in Lithuania. The company announced the rollout on social media, and the Lithuanian transport safety administration confirmed that it has recognised the certification issued by Dutch regulator RDW.

Lithuania becomes the second European country to allow FSD on public roads. The first was the Netherlands: RDW granted provisional approval on 10 April after more than 18 months of testing on a closed track and on public roads. The regulator is now pushing for EU-wide recognition, but individual member states can already accept the Dutch clearance on their own.

Belgium was initially expected to follow the Netherlands first: authorisation was already underway in Flanders, with one Tesla vehicle testing FSD on public roads. But Lithuania moved faster.

For Tesla owners this is a significant step, but it does not turn the car into a self-driving robot. Full Self-Driving Supervised — as the name suggests — is a driver-assistance system where the human must keep their eyes on the road and be ready to take over at any moment.

Elon Musk is confident the EU will broaden FSD approval soon, although some Northern European regulators remain sceptical. For now, Tesla is slowly piecing together its European jigsaw: one country, one approval at a time.