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Lithuania raced to embrace self-driving car. Eight years on, it's waiting for breakthrough

Lithuania was among the first countries in Europe to establish a legal framework for testing autonomous vehicles on public roads, back in 2018. It signalled the country's ambitions as an innovator in transport technology. Yet hopes of a rapid breakthrough failed to materialise – major manufacturers showed little interest in Lithuania, and significant investment never arrived. Juras Žymančius, a senior lawyer at the law firm COBALT, says that after a prolonged pause, Lithuania is returning to the subject of autonomous transport – this time under different circumstances.