If you own a Tesla in Europe, Full Self-Driving (FSD) availability has been a long-awaited development. Tesla’s FSD expansion across Europe is now underway, and Lithuania has become the second EU country to receive access shortly after the Netherlands opened access there in April.
What Just Happened in Lithuania
On May 20, Tesla announced an over-the-air rollout of FSD Supervised to Lithuanian owners. Lithuania’s Transport Safety Administration authorized the system by recognizing the certification previously granted by the Dutch vehicle authority RDW. Rather than conducting a full independent certification process, Lithuanian regulators accepted the RDW approval through mutual recognition. This streamlined approach allows Tesla to extend FSD availability across European countries more rapidly without repeating every test in each jurisdiction.
FSD Supervised in Europe is a Level 2 driver assistance system. It manages steering, lane changes, traffic lights, and parking maneuvers while requiring the driver to remain attentive and ready to take control at all times. It does not make the vehicle autonomous. In Europe, FSD Supervised is offered as a subscription service: currently priced at €99 per month for new subscribers, and €49 per month for owners who previously purchased Enhanced Autopilot.
Since the Netherlands activation in April, drivers using FSD Supervised across Europe have already driven more than 15 million kilometers with the system engaged. That accumulated real-world usage provides valuable operational data and contributes to regulatory confidence, which can support faster approvals in additional EU markets.
Where It Goes From Here
The Dutch regulator RDW invested more than 18 months in testing FSD before granting approval under UN Regulation 171. That extensive testing formed the regulatory foundation enabling other EU countries to accept the Dutch decision via mutual recognition. As a result, Tesla can expand access country by country without each authority starting from scratch.
Several European nations are moving toward recognizing the RDW approval. Greece’s transport ministry has signaled plans to introduce legislation that would permit recognition of the Dutch certification, and Belgium is reportedly preparing to follow suit. Tesla has publicly targeted EU-wide availability by summer 2026, though a bloc-wide vote among EU member states is not expected until at least July or October. Given that timeline, a full EU-wide rollout by summer remains ambitious, but the steady, country-by-country adoption suggests momentum is building.
Regulatory acceptance in additional countries will depend on each authority’s willingness to rely on the RDW’s technical review and on local policymakers’ comfort with Level 2 driver assistance systems. Where mutual recognition is applied, approvals can happen more quickly. Conversely, countries that require independent testing or additional national safeguards will take longer to authorize the system.
For drivers, the expansion means more owners will be able to opt into advanced driver assistance capabilities without waiting for a broad EU decision. Increased usage across varied road conditions and traffic environments will generate more operational data from real-world driving, which regulators and Tesla can use to refine safety metrics and performance metrics over time. Continued monitoring, software updates, and responsible user behavior will be essential to maintaining safety and trust as FSD Supervised becomes available in more European markets.
From a market perspective, subscription pricing could influence adoption rates. The difference between the standard subscription and the discounted rate for prior Enhanced Autopilot purchasers may shape customer decisions about whether to subscribe immediately or wait. Meanwhile, the incremental rollout strategy reduces regulatory friction and allows Tesla to gather local experience in each country, helping to address concerns and adjust deployment practices based on observed performance and regulatory feedback.
In short, Lithuania’s recognition of the Netherlands’ RDW approval marks a notable step in Tesla’s European FSD rollout. The mutual recognition approach accelerates availability, but the pace of expansion will depend on each nation’s regulatory choices and on the ongoing accumulation of real-world driving data that demonstrates how the system performs under diverse conditions.