With the new Self-Driving app, subscribe with a single tap, learn how to activate and use the feature, and view ongoing stats.
To open, go to App Launcher > Self-Driving.
Premium Immersive Sound uses advanced sound extraction to place the listener in front of a detailed soundstage within an Immersive space. This enhancement works with all streaming sources.
Go to Settings > Audio > Tone > Immersive Sound to adjust.
Passengers in rear seats can now view and interact with maps on the rear display while your Tesla navigates a route. Tap the maps icon from the rear display to follow along.
Launch Grok by saying “Hey Grok.” Go to Grok > Settings to enable. You can also set location based reminders, like “remind me to pick up milk when I’m near home.” Say “goodbye” to dismiss.
Choose and name your pet by going to Controls > Display > Customize Pet Mode.
Personalize your Tesla avatar with window tints, custom wraps, and license plates. Use one of many preloaded designs or create and upload your own using a USB flash drive to make your vehicle unique. Go to App Launcher > Toybox > Paint Shop or tap the paint or license plate button in Controls > Software.
The center display now features higher quality images of your Tesla, and an enhanced park scene environment.
Trips are now in the Energy app, where you can create and manage multiple trips to track energy usage across different drives, routes, or conditions. Go to App Launcher > Energy > Trips. For quick access to the Trips Card, swipe left on the Media Card.
Unleash your inner artist with the enhanced Sketchpad, now supporting stickers and emojis. Save your sketches to access them in the Mobile App and share. Requires Mobile App version 4.55.6 or later.
Accent lights now turn red when an object is in your blind spot and your turn signal is engaged, or when an approaching object is detected while parked. To disable, go to Controls > Lights > Blind Spot Warning Accent Lights.
A chime will play when the traffic light you are waiting for turns green. If you are waiting behind another vehicle, you’ll hear the chime when the vehicle advances, unless Traffic-Aware Cruise Control or Autosteer is on. This chime is only a notification. To enable, go to Controls > Self-Driving > Green Traffic Light Chime.
You can now check on the interior of your Tesla while you’re away. To enable, go to Controls > Safety > View Live Camera via Mobile App. Live Camera is end-to-end encrypted and can’t be accessed by Tesla. This feature requires Premium Connectivity and Tesla Mobile App version 4.55.6 or later.
Swipe right on tracks in Apple Music or Spotify to add them to the queue. In Apple Music, tap and hold on a track to add or remove from Favorites. In Spotify, swipe left to add or remove from Liked Songs.
Your Tesla can now automatically install downloaded software updates overnight. When enabled, updates will install while your Tesla is parked and not in use, ensuring you always have the latest features and improvements.
To enable, go to Controls > Software > Automatically Install Updates.
Recent Dashcam footage can now extend up to 24 hours, and you can save any clip for permanent storage on your Tesla or on your phone by going to App Launcher > Dashcam Viewer. To enable viewing on your phone, go to Controls > Safety and turn on View Camera via Mobile App. Clips stay on the vehicle and are never shared to Tesla.
Clips downloaded to your phone now include details such as speed, steering wheel angle, and Self-Driving state. Downloads require Premium Connectivity and Mobile App version 4.55.6 or later.
Weather maps now show snow and rain with improved colors that make it easier to distinguish between precipitation types. You can also view the past hour of weather data to see how conditions have been changing along your route. This feature requires Premium Connectivity. To view, tap the weather icon on the map.
You can now choose to route only to Superchargers with Tesla pricing. When enabled, Trip Planner will avoid locations where Tesla does not set charging prices or accept Free Supercharging credits. This setting requires connectivity with Online Routing enabled.
To enable, go to Controls > Navigation > Trip Planner settings.
Your selected keyboard language will also select the language used for dictation. Tap the international keyboard button to change keyboard and dictation language, without changing voice command language. Tap the mic icon in the keyboard to dictate.
This update includes important security fixes and improvements.
This update properly visualizes vehicles with amber brake lights. Some regions require turn signals to be orange/amber. Up until now, the visualization has only displayed turn signals in red, but with this update, Tesla now properly displays amber turn signals for the appropriate vehicles.
The Unreal Engine brings drastic improvements to lighting in the visualization, making the brake lights much more noticeable as they reflect on the ground.
Tesla’s parental controls are designed to keep new drivers safe by limiting access to certain features. Parents can reduce the vehicle’s acceleration, limit the top speed, and prevent safety features from being turned off.
With this update, Tesla is adding another improvement to Parental Controls for Performance vehicles. Track Mode is now restricted when you enable Require Safety Features, preventing teens from manipulating the vehicle's handling, braking, and more.
Require Safety Features prevents these features from being turned off:
Automatic Emergency Braking
Obstacle-Aware Acceleration
Automatic Blind Spot Camera
Blind Spot Collision Warning Chime
Automatic 911 Call (US only)
Allow Mobile Access
Park Assist Chimes
It also prevents these settings from being changed:
Track Mode is disabled
Lane Departure Avoidance is set to Assist
Speed Limit Warning set to Chime
Speed Limit set to relative
Offset set to +5 mph (8 km/h)
Forward Collision Warning set to Early
Tesla has added a new camera visibility alert with this update. What’s most interesting about this alert is that Tesla states that the poor camera visibility is resulting in increased attention monitoring.
With the introduction of the "Hey Grok" wake word, Tesla has changed the way Grok behaves. Previously, once Grok was triggered, it would remain active indefinitely, staying in a constant listening state.
Now, in order to turn off accidental activations and minimize background processing, Grok will automatically dismiss itself after approximately 15 seconds of inactivity.
This behavior applies regardless of whether you triggered the assistant using the new voice wake word or the physical steering wheel button. For those who prefer to close the interface manually, you can still use natural language dismissal commands; simply saying "goodbye" or "talk to you later" will instantly close Grok.
h/t: @Deandawiz
The integrated Grok assistant now has access to your vehicle’s saved favorites. Grok can now "see" and interpret the custom labels you have assigned to your saved locations.
For example, if you have an address saved as "Kim’s parents," you can simply say, "Hey Grok, navigate to “Kim’s parents," and the system will immediately pull the correct address from your list of favorites.
h/t: @NickScheber
Tesla has updated the Software Update Preference setting under the Software menu.
Previously, the software update preference was a toggle between "Standard" and "Advanced." This has now changed into a simpler on/off toggle for "Advanced" updates.
By switching this to "On," you are opting in to receive the latest software releases as soon as they become available for your specific vehicle configuration and region. This could result in receiving updates with minor bugs or receiving updates more often.
If left "Off," your vehicle will wait for a wider release before installing updates.
You can reorder the new trip meters however you’d like. Simply tap and hold one to get it to jiggle, and then move it to a new location.
Additionally, you can also tap on the energy graph in the top-right corner to view a larger, more detailed version of it.
Tesla has upgraded the browser in the vehicle. Tesla’s browser is based on the open-source Chromium browser, the same browser that powers Google’s Chrome browser.
The browser was updated to version 140, up from version 136.
This update to Chromium increases compatibility with modern web standards, improves WebGPU performance, and resolves known issues.
Independent repairers can now quickly authenticate for Service Mode Plus by scanning a QR code displayed on the vehicle with a mobile device and logging in with their Toolbox credentials.
Models: All vehicles
A Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) indicator has been added next to the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) on the bottom Service Mode banner. The indicator is visible when DCs are present on the vehicle.
Models: All vehicles
The Noise Recording panel now supports Active Noise Cancellation (ANC microphone recording. When ANC mode is enabled, the panel displays ANC microphone locations and extends the recording duration to 3 minutes.
Models: Model S (2021+), Model X (2021+), Cybertruck
The Vehicle Functions panel is now available on Service Mode. It shows an overview of degraded vehicle functions and their associated set alerts. Full functionality including more detailed functions, historical view and advanced controls are still only available on Service Mode Plus.
Models: Model 3, Model Y
A new Bluetooth panel is available under Infotainment to support Bluetooth system diagnosis. The panel displays the status of both the main and rear Bluetooth modules (if rear Bluetooth is available on the vehicle), including connection states, signal strength with health indicators, and connected device information.
Models: Model S (2021+), Model 3, Model X (2021+), Model Y, Cybertruck
Tesla continues to make it easier to browse and save recent Dashcam clips. In the last update, Tesla made it easier to browse recent, non-saved Dashcam clips by listing them at the top of the Dashcam Viewer.
With this update, they’re now letting you save recent clips that are still on the USB drive, but not saved from being deleted.
When adjusting the volume of an app, such as Spotify, the volume icon will now display the app's icon. While the navigation volume has always had its own icon and an independent volume setting, this change does not add app-dependent volume settings.
The same volume that’s used for Spotify will be used for YouTube and other apps. This icon simply makes it more obvious which volume is being changed.
Driver profiles are now also available in vehicle settings, rather than only in the Profiles icon in the status bar.
Users can navigate to Controls > Profiles to see the settings for all driver profiles.
Grok settings are now also shown in the Audio section under Controls. These are the same settings available in the Grok app, but Tesla appears to be duplicating most of them under controls to make them easier to find.
A new Autopilot/FSD visualization has been found in this update. The cab-over-engine style semi trucks often seen in Europe are now appearing in Autopilot visualizations with this update.
Tesla has updated the ‘All Apps’ icon displayed in the dock. Instead of an ellipsis inside of a rectangle, Tesla has now created a design that resembles iOS folders. The new design shows four apps inside the folder, but it’s not a static image.
The apps shown in the folder will change, presumably to show your most recent or most popular apps that aren't displayed in the dock.
To go along with the new ‘App Apps’ icon, Tesla has also increased the size of all icons in the dock. While the dock appears to remain the same size, the icons are now larger.
Tesla models that have special badges, such as the Ludicrous badge on the Performance Model 3, are now animated in Software screen.
Upon navigating to the Software menu, the badge will play a short animation. You can also tap the badge to replay the animation.
With the introduction of Photobooth, Tesla added a Photobooth section to the top level of the app that lets you view your saved photo sessions.
With the Spring Update and the update to the Sketchpad app for AMD Ryzen vehicles, Tesla is rebranding the Photobooth section to Creations, and it’ll now house Photobooth photos and sketches created in Sketchpad.
When you go into Creations, you’ll now have two tabs, one for Photobooth and one for Sketchpad, however, the features are similar. You’ll be able to view your saved creations and share them with others.
These creations are saved on your vehicle, not on Tesla’s servers, so when you open this section of the app, your vehicle will wake up and send the requested images.
Note: You’ll need vehicle update 2026.14 and an AMD Ryzen vehicle in order to see this new Creations section in the app.
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