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.