Legislation, Lithuania, Technology, Transport

Lithuanian officials were initially reluctant to proceed with the initiative due to privacy and security concerns, a complaint which Google had to previously contend with in other countries, informs LETA/ELTA.

"We will start the driving, that will take a couple of months probably and then it will take another couple of months until we can publish this imagery," Ulf Spitzer, Google Street View program manager said Thursday in Vilnius.

Two Google cars equipped with video gear are to begin filming the picturesque streets of the Lithuania capital Vilnius before heading to other cities.

Mayor of Vilnius Arturas Zuokas said he was pleased the project had got the go-ahead, saying it would help the capital's international status and popularity.