Tesla 2024.2 Release Notes
Last updated 27-Apr-2024
This article covers Tesla 2024.2 Release notes including Adaptive High Beams, Alternative Routes While Driving, Apple Podcasts, Automatic 911 Calls, Automatic Blind Spot Camera, Castle Doombad Game, Custom Lock Sounds, Extras, Improved Ride and Handling, Minor Updates, More Cameras in Live Camera View, More Efficient Charging, Other Updates, Security Improvements, Speed Assist, Tesla Arcade Updates, Trip Planner on Mobile App, Minor Fixes, Autopark, Improved Driving Visualization, Security Improvements, Minor Fixes, Minor Fixes, Minor Fixes, Minor Fixes, Over-the-Air Recall: Telltale Text Size, Minor Fixes, Minor Fixes, Over-the-Air Recall: Telltale Text Size, Reminder to Plug In at Home, Security Improvements, Speed Cameras on Your Route, Ultra-Wideband Phone Key, Estimated Battery Range Update, Light Show, Minor Fixes, Supercharging in Cold Weather, Time Until Charging Starts, Minor Fixes, Minor Fixes, Minor Fixes, Security Improvements and generated by real cars. Tesla frequently issue a new software update release to the cars and while not every release includes new features, they do often include undocumented bug fixes. We list the release notes and allow you to search to see how feature areas have changed. We also list counties and car models where the particular feature has been seen.
For information on which versions are on specific models and years, see our Trending Tesla releases and statistics for more information.
Select the Release Family (which will include all sub versions) or enter the search term. You can also search for a version by entering its full number. If you wish to filter by country, use the 2 letter international code e.g. GB for Great Britain, US for United States or AU for Australia. Our results are now based on the release notes actually seen in cars and countries, it is possible we don't have a suitable match in your country although we current monitor cars in approx 50 counties, in which case look at the wider release notes for nearby countries.
Release 2024.2
Including 2024.2, (no cars) 2024.2.100, (no cars) 2024.2.11, (no cars) 2024.2.12, (no cars) 2024.2.13, (no cars) 2024.2.2, (<0.1% of cars) 2024.2.2.1, (0.16 % of cars) 2024.2.200, (no cars) 2024.2.200.1, (no cars) 2024.2.3, (<0.1% of cars) 2024.2.6, (<0.1% of cars) 2024.2.7, (1.61 % of cars) 2024.2.7.1, (no cars) 2024.2.8, (0.18 % of cars) 2024.2.9, (no cars)
Regional availability of 2024.2 by modelNorth AmericaMSMXM3MYEuropeMSMXM3MYRoWMS-M3MY
A more detailed heat map and release statistics are available.
Adaptive High Beams
High beams now adapt to reduce glare for other drivers and cyclists.
By detecting other road users, and selectively dimming individual pixels of the headlight, your high beams stay on more often for greater visibility at night.
To turn them on, in your vehicle settings go to Lights > Adaptive High Beams.
Please note: we list this against Model 3 and Y although in practice this is only M3 2024 cars, aka Highland. Adaptive high beam is coming to other models as part of 2024.8
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Alternative Routes While Driving
See alternative routes in Navigation and switch routes, even after you've started driving.
While driving, choose the map mode button at top right, or tap the next turn, to switch to the Navigation overview, and choose which route you want.
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Apple Podcasts
Listen to millions of the world’s most popular podcasts. Apple Podcasts for Tesla syncs with your favorite Apple devices, so you can seamlessly follow shows, save episodes, and pick up right where you left off. Browse new and noteworthy podcasts or explore what’s trending on Top Charts.
From the Application Launcher, open the Apple Podcasts app, scan the QR code, and log in with your Apple ID. Premium Connectivity required.
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Automatic 911 Calls
Your vehicle will call 911 if an accident triggers the airbags.
A countdown timer allows you to cancel the call before it's placed if you don't need 911.
This feature works automatically when your mobile phone is connected to your vehicle via Bluetooth.
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Automatic Blind Spot Camera
The blind spot camera view now alerts you with red shading along the edge when your turn signal is on and your vehicle detects an object or another vehicle in your blind spot.
Go to Controls > Autopilot > Automatic Blind Spot Camera.
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Autopark
Your vehicle can now automatically park — and parallel park — in designated spaces.
When you're driving at low speed, your display highlights potential parking spaces. Autopark shows a circular P symbol to suggest a space, but you can choose any highlighted space.
To start parking, stop the vehicle, press Start, and release the steering wheel so it can move freely. Refer to the Owner's Manual for more detail.
As with all Autopilot features, you must continue to pay attention and be ready to take immediate action including canceling Autopark.
Note: while this is tagged by Tesla as part of Release 2024.2.11, it’s actually included in the factory release 2024.2.100 which is new production, cars without USS. There is no “2024.2.11” release and give 2024.8 is rolling out, we suspect there won’t be.
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Castle Doombad Game
You are the villain. It's up to you to destroy the goody-two-shoed heroes invading your castle.
Defend your evil lair solo or in two-player co-op with terrible traps, monstrous minions, and wicked weapons. This trap-based puzzler game is like Cartoony Tower Defense meets Dungeon Keeping.
To play, shift into Park (P), and go to Arcade > Castle Doombad.
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Custom Lock Sounds
Replace the horn sound of your vehicle locking with another sound, like a screaming goat, a round of applause, or a random fart.
Choose from the options at Toybox > Boombox > Lock Sound, or save your own sound as "LockChime.wav" (< 1 MB) onto a USB flash drive.
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Estimated Battery Range Update
Your estimated battery range now incorporates additional characteristics related to battery aging over time.
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Extras
As with all updates, release family 2024.2 includes some undocumented features that many owners report. These include:
- User interface updates including new messages when a destination has been recieved from a remote device, an all Apps menu, and the trips menu has been revised
- An Unlock Vehicle button that appears when required
- The Additional Vehicle information has been extended to include details of 3rd party CCS charging, similar to the capability thats been available in Europe for some time
Improved Driving Visualization
The on-screen driving visualization has improved and includes more detail.
This visual representation of the vehicle and surroundings is for reference and orientation only, and isn’t intended to represent all objects, road markings, and other variables. Drivers should continue to remain alert at all times.
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Improved Ride and Handling
Get a more consistent response on different road surfaces and greater comfort on rough winding pavement in Sport Mode or when Custom Ride & Handling is set to Focused. Also expect reduced pitch and body roll in Off-Road Mode.
In your vehicle settings, go to Dynamics to choose your Drive Mode.
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Light Show
With a new year comes a new Light Show.
Play the show now, or schedule it up to 10 minutes in advance. Use one vehicle, or gather your family and friends to sync multiple Teslas.
In your vehicle settings, go to Toybox > Light Show.
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Minor Fixes
This release contains minor fixes and improvements
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Minor Updates
- Shuffle your TIDAL playlists and albums.
- In Apple Music and Spotify, you can show your account profile image to indicate which account you're using for each. Availability varies by model and location.
- When you use Controls > Search on the touchscreen, your results now include links to entries in the Owner's Manual, in addition to results with vehicle settings. So you can find the setting you want or learn more about it.
- When you search the vehicle map for charging locations, you can now filter between two charging speeds: Three lightning bolts shows locations with more than 70 kW. One lightning bolt shows locations with 70 kW or less.
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More Cameras in Live Camera View
When you view your vehicle surroundings from the Tesla app, now you'll have access to the left and right pillar cameras.
On your vehicle touchscreen, go to Controls > Safety > View Live Camera via Mobile App. Then you can view from the app on your phone.
Live Camera is end-to-end encrypted and can't be accessed by Tesla. Requires Tesla app 4.27.5+ and Premium Connectivity.
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More Efficient Charging
Your vehicle now adjusts to the power level of each DC charging station. So battery preconditioning when you're navigating to a charger, and then charging, can be more efficient.
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Other Updates
- Shuffle your TIDAL playlists and albums.
- In Apple Music and Spotify, you can show your account profile image to indicate which account you're using for each. Availability varies by model and location.
- When you use Controls > Search on the touchscreen, your results now include links to entries in the Owner's Manual, in addition to results with vehicle settings. So you can find the setting you want or learn more about it.
- When you search the vehicle map for charging locations, you can now filter between two charging speeds: Three lightning bolts shows locations with more than 70 kW. One lightning bolt shows locations with 70 kW or less.
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Over-the-Air Recall: Telltale Text Size
As the remedy for US Recall 24V-051, this update to your vehicle software increases the text size of three telltales.
After installing this vehicle software update, you don't need to take any further action for this recall.
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Reminder to Plug In at Home
You'll now receive a reminder on your phone to plug in your vehicle when you park at home with less than half of your Charge Limit.
To receive this notification, you must have your Home location set and have charged there previously.
Your vehicle's location is not shared with Tesla (see tesla.com/privacy).
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Security Improvements
This update includes important security fixes and improvements.
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Speed Assist
Speed Assist now leverages your car's cameras to detect speed limit signs. This improves the accuracy of speed limit data on local roads and highways in select countries. Detected speed limit signs will be displayed in the driving visualization.
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Speed Cameras on Your Route
Navigation now includes symbols along your route to show speed cameras, stop signs, and traffic lights.
To see this route information, you must have Navigation > Online Routing turned on. Requires Premium Connectivity.
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Supercharging in Cold Weather
If you’re heading to a charger in colder conditions, use the vehicle Navigation to route there. In addition to preparing the battery, this now automatically starts warming the charge port inlet.
Other Tips for Charging in Cold Weather
When You Plug In — Clear away ice and other debris from your charging cable connector and charge port, and check that they’re fully connected.
When You Unplug — After charging in frozen conditions, if you can’t unplug, try warming the charge port inlet:
In the Tesla app, you can turn on Defrost Car, or in the vehicle, turn on the Rear Defrost.
Alternatively you can prepare ahead of time: In the Tesla app, go to Schedule > Departure, or in your vehicle settings, go to Charging > Schedule > Settings > Preconditioning.
If warming alone is unsuccessful, you can pull the manual release (in the trunk) to disengage the charge port latch.
See your Owner’s Manual sections on Cold Weather Best Practices and Charging.
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Tesla Arcade Updates
- Polytopia Diplomacy Update — Explore new options for peaceful and hostile interactions, from peace treaties and embassies to stealth infiltration and guerrilla warfare.
- Vampire Survivors Chilling Update — Melt hordes of snowmen and defend against ice monsters in the new wintry Whiteout map, along with a new character, achievements, and items to collect.
- PS4, PS5, and Xbox Controllers — Feel more immersed in the action with rumble effects in select Tesla Arcade games. To pair a controller, open the Bluetooth panel and follow the instructions.
Availability varies by model and location.
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Time Until Charging Starts
When you arrive and plug in, if your vehicle battery has not warmed up enough, you’ll now see how long it will be until DC fast charging starts.
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Trip Planner on Mobile App
Use the Tesla mobile app to plan a trip.
Go to Location > Navigate and enter a destination. For multiple stops or to make changes, simply Edit Trip > Add Stop. If needed, Trip Planner will also include charging stops along the way. Then choose Send to Car to share it with your vehicle.
Requires Tesla app 4.27.5+ to add multiple stops to a trip.
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Ultra-Wideband Phone Key
Ultrawide band (UWB) technology is now available for Phone Key. So your vehicle and Phone Key can communicate with greater accuracy to more responsively lock, unlock, and open Automatic Doors.
In the Tesla app, choose Phone Key > Upgrade and follow the instructions. After setup, keep your iPhone Settings for Nearby Interactions on for Tesla. Requires iPhone 11+ and Tesla app 4.29.5+.
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Reboot after an update
Lot's of people have random issues after a software install, many of them curing themselves after a reboot. As a general rule, we'd suggest always doing a scroll wheel reboot after a software update, simply press the two steering wheel scroll wheels until the screen turns off and then let go. The screen will come back within a minute or so, depending on hardware. It's certainly worth doing this is you notice any unusual behaviour, but prevention is better than cure. There's a second reset option which is to change the car configuration slightly, either the language, or wheel type. This also causes the car to do a soft reset and this has returned missing features such as Tidal. Our Guide to rebooting your Tesla provides more details.
How to get the latest Tesla Software Update?
In a word, you can't really force it yourself although you can help the car to download the update once it's been allocated to have an update. To do so, connect the car to WiFi, and maybe even consider a wireless hotspot when in use. Car's not connected to WiFi generally do not receive updates quickly.
If you visit the software screen and see the car hasn't checked for a few days, perform a scroll wheel reset. The car typically checks as soon as it reboots and we've had a software update immediately afterwards as a result.
You may find the car sticks at 50% for a while. We've seen reports that keeping the car awake will help speed past past this point as the car will try and sleep and halt the process. Even keeping the mobile phone app open may help to prevent the car sleeping.
Why do I not get some of the features or changes mentioned?
There are a number of reasons why a particular feature or change may not be included when your car upgrades. These include regional restrictions, hardware specific features, model specific updates and some changes are linked to software options purchased such as EAP or FSD. There are also times when software release notes are provided but only Tesla test engineers get the updates.
Not having a listed feature or update for a particular car is therefore quite normal. Some websites try to detail which cars get which features but this is often inaccurate, such as the blended braking update that came out with 2022.16 and the alternate routes option in 2022.28.
Against each release note we now list the car models and countries where a particular release note has been seen.
I thought I already had a listed feature?
Just as a feature may not land in every car, the feature may be mentioned in later releases when your car already has it. The release notes in the car are tuned to your car so, and while in general the car will only report a new feature once, that is not a rule that always holds true. Some websites say the feature is not available in your country whereas the reality is the feature has been there for some time
I'm on the FSD City Streets Beta
The FSD City Streets Beta is usually 2 to 3 releases behind the general software releases. This is normal.
Numbering convention
Release notes are numbered roughly using the a year.family.major.minor format. The year is self explanatory, the family release typically increments in 4's and is roughly the week of the year when the release family is launched, although these tend to slip over the course of the year. The major and minor release numbers of much debated, we personally believe these rarely contain new features not included in the family, and if there are differences it is linked to hardware specific versions.
When reviewing release notes, you may be interested in how a feature has evolved. To enable this we have also included a keyword search where you can search for a word or phrase and we will filter the results accordingly.
