diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b26a34e470564db32e10075b9d1a6236dc91f6b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+7.2.1
diff --git a/include/MantleAPI/Execution/i_environment.h b/include/MantleAPI/Execution/i_environment.h
index 235b6312ef3cc3e5a140c511def54c7f341d6433..41e80fd57ffd43828567ac560cea8a1971f44073 100644
--- a/include/MantleAPI/Execution/i_environment.h
+++ b/include/MantleAPI/Execution/i_environment.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2023, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG)
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2024, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG)
  * Copyright (c) 2024, Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation GmbH
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public:
   /// @brief Retrieves the coord converter that provides transformation of different position types, curvature, elevation etc.
   ///
   /// @return pointer to the coord converter interface
-  [[nodiscard]] virtual const ICoordConverter* GetConverter() const = 0;
+  [[nodiscard]] virtual ICoordConverter* GetConverter() = 0;
 
   /// @brief Retrieves the geometry helper that provides functionality to perform geometrical calculations
   ///
diff --git a/include/MantleAPI/Map/i_coord_converter.h b/include/MantleAPI/Map/i_coord_converter.h
index b261986e06f4b6d92114a592c6f72b58a5ecf042..6bbc8e43a79f33f7799a83ed1aaf1954aebf0c2b 100644
--- a/include/MantleAPI/Map/i_coord_converter.h
+++ b/include/MantleAPI/Map/i_coord_converter.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2023, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG)
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2024, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG)
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made
  * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #ifndef MANTLEAPI_MAP_I_COORD_CONVERTER_H
 #define MANTLEAPI_MAP_I_COORD_CONVERTER_H
 
+#include <MantleAPI/Common/orientation.h>
 #include <MantleAPI/Common/position.h>
 #include <MantleAPI/Common/vector.h>
 #include <units.h>
@@ -29,11 +30,25 @@ class ICoordConverter
 public:
   virtual ~ICoordConverter() = default;
 
-  /// Converts a track position to its corresponding inertial position.
+  /// Converts a position of any kind to its corresponding inertial position.
   ///
-  /// @param position Track position. Coordinate system is implicitly defined by underlying type of Position
+  /// @param position The input position. Coordinate system is implicitly defined by underlying type of Position
   /// @return Inertial position
-  [[nodiscard]] virtual Vec3<units::length::meter_t> Convert(Position position) const = 0;
+  [[nodiscard]] virtual Vec3<units::length::meter_t> Convert(Position position) = 0;
+
+  /// Calculates the orientation of the lane center line at a given lane position.
+  ///
+  /// @param open_drive_lane_position Position specified in a lane coordinate system (road id, local lane id, s)
+  /// @return Orientation of the lane center line at the specified position in inertial coordinates
+  [[nodiscard]] virtual Orientation3<units::angle::radian_t> GetLaneOrientation(
+      const OpenDriveLanePosition& open_drive_lane_position) = 0;
+
+  /// Calculates the orientation of the road reference line at a given road position.
+  ///
+  /// @param open_drive_road_position Position specified in a road coordinate system (road id, s)
+  /// @return Orientation of the road reference line at the specified position in inertial coordinates
+  [[nodiscard]] virtual Orientation3<units::angle::radian_t> GetRoadOrientation(
+      const OpenDriveRoadPosition& open_drive_road_position) = 0;
 };
 
 }  // namespace mantle_api
diff --git a/test/MantleAPI/Test/test_utils.h b/test/MantleAPI/Test/test_utils.h
index 248ec27f6c74714989e64c86e0fd632d71441528..902bddf569da39d0556bde0863684fbe6e734dec 100644
--- a/test/MantleAPI/Test/test_utils.h
+++ b/test/MantleAPI/Test/test_utils.h
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ public:
 class MockConverter : public mantle_api::ICoordConverter
 {
 public:
-  MOCK_METHOD(mantle_api::Vec3<units::length::meter_t>, Convert, (mantle_api::Position position), (const override));
+  MOCK_METHOD(mantle_api::Vec3<units::length::meter_t>, Convert, (mantle_api::Position position), (override));
+  MOCK_METHOD(Orientation3<units::angle::radian_t>, GetLaneOrientation, (const OpenDriveLanePosition& open_drive_lane_position), (override));
+  MOCK_METHOD(Orientation3<units::angle::radian_t>, GetRoadOrientation, (const OpenDriveRoadPosition& open_drive_road_position), (override));
 };
 
 class MockVehicle : public mantle_api::IVehicle
@@ -532,7 +534,7 @@ public:
 
   const mantle_api::ILaneLocationQueryService& GetQueryService() const override { return query_service_; }
 
-  const mantle_api::ICoordConverter* GetConverter() const override { return &converter_; }
+  mantle_api::ICoordConverter* GetConverter() override { return &converter_; }
 
   const mantle_api::IGeometryHelper* GetGeometryHelper() const override { return &geometry_helper_; }
 
diff --git a/test/interface_test.cpp b/test/interface_test.cpp
index 26727437599469487b8cace90f21052fd59f88db..f22d8eddbe30ab667cc67b0ea92ec545582eca94 100644
--- a/test/interface_test.cpp
+++ b/test/interface_test.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2021, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG)
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2024, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG)
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made
  * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ TEST(InterfaceTest, GivenTeleportAction_When_ThenHostVehicleIsPlaced)
       .WillByDefault(testing::ReturnRef(mock_vehicle));
 
   auto& host_vehicle = repo.Create("host", vehicle_properties);
-  const auto* const converter = env.GetConverter();
+  auto* converter = env.GetConverter();
   auto world_pos = converter->Convert(inert_pos);
   host_vehicle.SetPosition(world_pos);
   host_vehicle.SetVisibility(mantle_api::EntityVisibilityConfig{true, false, true, {"radar"}});