EVwire brief: Greece has stated that it wants to become the second European country to approve Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Supervised system.
As per Greek Secretary General of Transport Stelios Sakaretsios (emphasis ours):
“Our goal is in the next bill of the Ministry of Transport to be the second country in the European Union that, by accepting the type approval in the Netherlands, gives the same possibility to Greek roads.”
(Greece evidently failed in this since Lithuania beat it to the punch. But *third in Europe is still very impressive.)
Sakaretsios said the government plans to adopt the Netherlands’ existing approval framework for Tesla FSD as part of an upcoming transport bill.
Hat tip to Kees Roelandschap and Spyros on X for sharing this story:
Context:
The Netherlands became the first European country to approve Tesla FSD Supervised on April 10, 2026, after more than 18 months of testing and regulatory review. Customer rollout began shortly thereafter.
Lithuania became the second country, with Tesla announcing the start of rollout on May 20, 2026.
Tesla announced FSD Supervised’s rollout in Lithuania on X:
Sakaretsios highlighted that available safety data from North America suggests FSD Supervised could make roads substantially safer.
“All the data coming from the other side of the Atlantic show us that this system, which does not leave the vehicle to its own devices, but requires the driver to be alert, at the end of the day leads to a very large reduction in accidents.”
Tesla’s FSD Supervised system is designed to operate in urban and highway environments, handling lane changes, intersections, traffic signals, pedestrians, cyclists, parking maneuvers, and navigation tasks under driver supervision.
Tesla Europe announced Lithuania’s FSD Supervised rollout on May 20, 2026
Europe’s growing discussion around Tesla FSD
The Greek official’s comments highlight how Tesla’s incremental European rollout strategy, starting with the Netherlands and expanding via national adoption of the Dutch approval, is creating regulatory momentum.
European FSD approvals remain governed by UNECE regulations, which historically imposed stricter limitations on advanced driver-assistance systems compared with the United States.
The company made a breakthrough in the Netherlands in April when the RDW approved FSD Supervised. Lithuania’s FSD rollout May 20 marks another step forward for FSD’s expansion in Europe.
Lithuania Minister of Transport and Communications Juras Taminskas stated:
“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.”
Source: The Power Game
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