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Tesla Rolls Out 2026 Summer Update Expanding Grok Voice Control and Smart Navigation

The release shifts in‑car control to Tesla’s Grok assistant and moves trip planning plus customization tools into the mobile app to personalize driving.

Overview

  • Tesla published release notes and began a staged rollout of the 2026 Summer Update on July 21, 2026, with vehicles receiving the software in waves over the coming weeks.
  • Grok can now perform direct vehicle actions by voice, including placing phone calls, searching and playing music, adjusting climate, opening the glovebox, and answering car-related questions.
  • Navigation now learns a driver’s regular stops and priorities, offering Automatic Navigation suggestions for recurring places and a Preferred Routes setting that favors roads the driver has used before.
  • Key trip and vehicle settings have moved to the Tesla mobile app so owners can view and share self-driving stats, set desired Arrival Energy for trips, and upload custom car wraps via Tesla’s public GitHub workflow.
  • The update also adds user-facing features such as Caraoke scoring saved to driver profiles, a Rear Display Lock for front-seat control of rear content, and small improvements like Supercharger name search and Apple Music queueing.