Tesla Launches FSD (Supervised) in Lithuania

Tesla has expanded its advanced driver-assistance software to a new Baltic market, officially releasing Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in Lithuania. With this rollout, Lithuania becomes only the second European Union country to permit the system on public roads.

The official @teslaeurope account on X confirmed the deployment, stating that FSD is “making European roads safer, one by one.” While several countries have been building momentum toward a broader European launch, Lithuania moved ahead of some larger neighbors to bring the software to its streets.

FSD Supervised now rolling out to Teslas in Lithuania 🇱🇹!

Making European roads safer, one by one pic.twitter.com/Uuj0bNG7pP

— Tesla Europe, Middle East & Africa (@teslaeurope) May 20, 2026

Leveraging the Dutch Domino Effect

Lithuania’s rapid activation follows a pivotal regulatory move. Last month, the Netherlands became the first EU nation to grant approval, enabling Tesla to begin rolling out FSD to public testers there. Because many EU members look to the Dutch vehicle authority (RDW) for type-approval leadership, Tesla stakeholders expected the decision could create a “powerful global domino effect.”

That pattern is already emerging. Belgium is fast-tracking approvals, Sweden is expanding public testing, and Tesla remains in talks for approval in Ireland. Lithuania relied on EU Regulation 2018/858 to formally recognize the Dutch assessment at the national level.

In an official press release from the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Minister Juras Taminskas marked the milestone, stating, "Lithuania is among the first in Europe where cars can now drive themselves. These technologies can already make a real contribution to safer and more comfortable driving, especially on longer journeys or in monotonous traffic.” He also emphasized that the driver remains fully responsible whenever FSD is in use.

Hardware Limitations and the European UI

The move aligns with earlier signals, as Tesla recently began hiring FSD vehicle operators in Lithuania to map local roads. Vehicles in the region will run a slightly customized European version of FSD that includes user interface changes tailored to local traffic laws.

As in the Netherlands, the initial release is limited to newer vehicles equipped with Hardware 4 (AI4). Owners with Hardware 3 will need to wait until later this summer, when Tesla plans to introduce a specialized "FSD v14 Lite" build to accommodate the older platform’s computing constraints.

A Looming Midnight Deadline

The timing adds urgency for local owners: Tesla is officially ending one-time FSD purchases across Europe tomorrow, Thursday, May 21, 2026. That makes tonight the last chance to buy a perpetual license before the European market shifts to subscriptions only.

With Latvia and Estonia recently signing a cooperative memorandum with Lithuania to advance autonomous transport, the Baltics are quickly becoming a proving ground for next-generation driving technology. Lithuania now becomes the ninth country worldwide to activate FSD (Supervised), joining the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South Korea, China, Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands. Tesla’s scalable neural networks are gaining momentum outside North America, and an EU-wide rollout could be close.