STOCKHOLM, May 20 (Reuters) – Tesla said on X on Wednesday that its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) driver assistance software was being rolled out in Lithuania, the second country in Europe to do so after a Dutch approval last month.
• Dutch regulator RDW provisionally approved the system for use on public roads on April 10.
• RDW is seeking EU-wide acceptance, but other member states can recognise the Dutch approval and allow the system to be deployed.
• The Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration confirmed that Lithuania has recognised the Dutch certification.
• Belgium was expected to be the first country to follow the Dutch as an authorisation process had started in the Flanders region where one Tesla car is testing FSD on roads.
• Tesla CEO Elon Musk has expressed confidence the EU will soon approve its FSD, though several regulators in the Nordics have expressed skepticism over the technology.
• RDW tested the system for over 1 1/2 years on a test track and on public roads before granting approval.
• Tesla has also performed tests in several other European countries over the past year.
(Reporting by Marie Mannes in Stockholm, Editing by Bernadette Baum)
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