Tesla's big spring update brings new Self-Driving app and 'Hey Grok' voice command
Tesla is about to launch another major software update for its vehicles.
On Monday, the company's official X account posted an overview of what's coming.
Among the new features are a new Self-Driving app that makes it easy to subscribe to the company's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) package with a single tap. FSD has recently been made unavailable as a single purchase, and is now only available as a $99.99/month subscription.
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The new app has a myriad of options on how the car should behave on FSD, including speed profiles, behavior on destination, automatic parking options and more. It also has detailed self-driving stats, showing, for example, how many miles the car passed on FSD.
Another major update is the ability to invoke xAI's smart companion Grok by saying "Hey Grok." The option can be enabled in Grok -> Settings, and Grok can be dismissed by saying "goodbye."
Other features include new car visualization for new Model 3 and Y, more detailed trip stats, a new character (Cyberhog) to display when Pet Mode is active, stickers and emojis in Sketchpad, and custom wraps and license plates for Tesla avatars (only for Model S and X owners).
Also new is the ability to automatically install updates (finally!), more detailed weather maps, more dashcam options, and a new Premium Immersive Sound option that uses "advanced sound extraction to place the listener in front of a detailed soundstage within an Immersive space. "
Some of the updates actually add important functionality to the way you drive. For example, the accent lights in the car 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.
This is a pretty large update for Tesla's standards, and it brings something for everyone, even owners of the (now discontinued) Model S and Model X. The company said the update will be rolling out "shortly."
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