Tesla 2024.33.40 Release Notes
Last updated 04-Dec-2024
This article covers Tesla 2024.33.40 Release notes including ASS (Actually Smart Summon), FSD (Supervised) v12.5.6.4, Full Self-Driving (Supervised), Update to Data Sharing, Vision-Based Attention Monitoring 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.
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Release 2024.33.40
Including 2024.33.40, (0.29 % of cars)
Regional availability of 2024.33.40 by modelNorth AmericaMSMXM3MYEurope----RoW----
A more detailed heat map and release statistics are available.
ASS (Actually Smart Summon) (part of 2024.33.40)
Buckle up for the ride of your life, except, surprise! You're not in the car. ASS (Actually Smart Summon) allows your vehicle to come to you, or head to a spot that you choose, all on its own. It’s like magic, but with more tech and less wand-waving.
Additionally, Dumb Summon allows you to move your Tesla forward or back with simple controls directly in your mobile app.
To use, open your Tesla app, hit the Summon tab, and get a live feed from your car’s cameras to guide your supervision.
- COME TO ME: Press and hold to have your Tesla come to you.
- GO TO TARGET: Set where you want your Tesla to go, then press and hold to send it on its merry way.
You can halt your journey anytime by just letting go of the button. See your Owner's Manual for additional details.
ASS and Dumb Summon should only be used in parking lots or driveways. Keep an eye on your car and its surroundings at all times. Stay vigilant, especially around the fast and the furious (people, bikes, and other cars). You are still responsible for your vehicle, so watch as it drives and stop it if necessary.
Note: ASS requires the Tesla mobile app version 4.37.0 or later.
Now Includes:
- Public/High-Speed Roads pause your ASS maneuver
- Improved Blocked Camera Aborts
- Reduced False Positive Collision Mitigation Aborts
- Refined Dumb Summon behavior at curbs
- Added Custom/Fart Completion Sounds
Coming Soon:
- HomeLink & myQ garage integration
- Usage without Continuous Press
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP4
FSD (Supervised) v12.5.6.4 (part of 2024.33.40)
FSD (Supervised) v12 upgrades the city-streets driving stack to a single end-to-end neural network trained on millions of video clips, replacing over 300k lines of explicit C++ code.
- Includes vision-based attention monitoring with sunglasses
- Includes End to End on Highway
- Earlier and more natural lane change decisions
- Updated Speed Profiles to now apply to roads and highways with 50mph (80kph) or higher speed limit
- Auto Set Speed has been updated to Max Speed
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP4
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) (part of 2024.33.40)
Under your supervision, Full Self-Driving (Supervised) can drive your Tesla almost anywhere. It will make lane changes, select forks to follow your navigation route, navigate around other vehicles and objects, and make left and right turns. You and anyone you authorize must use additional caution and remain attentive. It does not make your vehicle autonomous. Do not become complacent.
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is enabled on your vehicle. To use the feature, press the right scroll wheel button once. You can disable Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in Autopilot Settings.
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP4
Vision-Based Attention Monitoring (part of 2024.33.40)
When Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is enabled, the driver monitoring system primarily relies on the cabin camera to determine driver attentiveness. Cabin camera must have clear visibility (e.g., camera is not occluded, eyes, arms, are visible, there is sufficient cabin illumination, and the driver is looking forward at the road). In other circumstances, the driver monitoring system will primarily rely on torque-based (steering wheel) monitoring to detect driver attentiveness.
If the cabin camera detects inattentiveness, a warning will appear. The warning can be dismissed by the driver immediately reverting their attention back to the road ahead. Warnings will escalate depending on the nature and frequency of detected inattentiveness, with continuous inattention leading to a Strikeout.
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP4
Update to Data Sharing (part of 2024.33.40)
Improve your vehicle's safety and convenience features such as emergency vehicle detection, by choosing to opt-in and share sound detection data with Tesla a short audio recording (up to 10 seconds) collected when a siren is approaching. Even if you opt-in to sharing this information with Tesla, sound detection data is not associated with your account or VIN.
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP4
Other release notes for the family: 2024.33
ASS (Actually Smart Summon) (part of 2024.33.40)
Buckle up for the ride of your life, except, surprise! You're not in the car. ASS (Actually Smart Summon) allows your vehicle to come to you, or head to a spot that you choose, all on its own. It’s like magic, but with more tech and less wand-waving.
Additionally, Dumb Summon allows you to move your Tesla forward or back with simple controls directly in your mobile app.
To use, open your Tesla app, hit the Summon tab, and get a live feed from your car’s cameras to guide your supervision.
- COME TO ME: Press and hold to have your Tesla come to you.
- GO TO TARGET: Set where you want your Tesla to go, then press and hold to send it on its merry way.
You can halt your journey anytime by just letting go of the button. See your Owner's Manual for additional details.
ASS and Dumb Summon should only be used in parking lots or driveways. Keep an eye on your car and its surroundings at all times. Stay vigilant, especially around the fast and the furious (people, bikes, and other cars). You are still responsible for your vehicle, so watch as it drives and stop it if necessary.
Note: ASS requires the Tesla mobile app version 4.37.0 or later.
Now Includes:
- Public/High-Speed Roads pause your ASS maneuver
- Improved Blocked Camera Aborts
- Reduced False Positive Collision Mitigation Aborts
- Refined Dumb Summon behavior at curbs
- Added Custom/Fart Completion Sounds
Coming Soon:
- HomeLink & myQ garage integration
- Usage without Continuous Press
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP4
FSD (Supervised) v12.5.6.4 (part of 2024.33.40)
FSD (Supervised) v12 upgrades the city-streets driving stack to a single end-to-end neural network trained on millions of video clips, replacing over 300k lines of explicit C++ code.
- Includes vision-based attention monitoring with sunglasses
- Includes End to End on Highway
- Earlier and more natural lane change decisions
- Updated Speed Profiles to now apply to roads and highways with 50mph (80kph) or higher speed limit
- Auto Set Speed has been updated to Max Speed
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP4
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) (part of 2024.33.40)
Under your supervision, Full Self-Driving (Supervised) can drive your Tesla almost anywhere. It will make lane changes, select forks to follow your navigation route, navigate around other vehicles and objects, and make left and right turns. You and anyone you authorize must use additional caution and remain attentive. It does not make your vehicle autonomous. Do not become complacent.
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is enabled on your vehicle. To use the feature, press the right scroll wheel button once. You can disable Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in Autopilot Settings.
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP4
Vision-Based Attention Monitoring (part of 2024.33.40)
When Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is enabled, the driver monitoring system primarily relies on the cabin camera to determine driver attentiveness. Cabin camera must have clear visibility (e.g., camera is not occluded, eyes, arms, are visible, there is sufficient cabin illumination, and the driver is looking forward at the road). In other circumstances, the driver monitoring system will primarily rely on torque-based (steering wheel) monitoring to detect driver attentiveness.
If the cabin camera detects inattentiveness, a warning will appear. The warning can be dismissed by the driver immediately reverting their attention back to the road ahead. Warnings will escalate depending on the nature and frequency of detected inattentiveness, with continuous inattention leading to a Strikeout.
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP4
Update to Data Sharing (part of 2024.33.40)
Improve your vehicle's safety and convenience features such as emergency vehicle detection, by choosing to opt-in and share sound detection data with Tesla a short audio recording (up to 10 seconds) collected when a siren is approaching. Even if you opt-in to sharing this information with Tesla, sound detection data is not associated with your account or VIN.
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP4
ASS (Actually Smart Summon) (part of 2024.33.35)
Buckle up for the ride of your life, except, surprise! You're not in the car. ASS (Actually Smart Summon) allows your vehicle to come to you, or head to a spot that you choose, all on its own. It’s like magic, but with more tech and less wand-waving.
Additionally, Dumb Summon allows you to move your Tesla forward or back with simple controls directly in your mobile app.
To use, open your Tesla app, hit the Summon tab, and get a live feed from your car’s cameras to guide your supervision.
- COME TO ME: Press and hold to have your Tesla come to you.
- GO TO TARGET: Set where you want your Tesla to go, then press and hold to send it on its merry way.
You can halt your journey anytime by just letting go of the button. See your Owner's Manual for additional details.
ASS and Dumb Summon should only be used in parking lots or driveways. Keep an eye on your car and its surroundings at all times. Stay vigilant, especially around the fast and the furious (people, bikes, and other cars). You are still responsible for your vehicle, so watch as it drives and stop it if necessary.
Note: ASS requires the Tesla mobile app version 4.37.0 or later.
Now Includes:
- Public/High-Speed Roads pause your ASS maneuver
- Improved Blocked Camera Aborts
- Reduced False Positive Collision Mitigation Aborts
- Refined Dumb Summon behavior at curbs
- Added Custom/Fart Completion Sounds
Coming Soon:
- HomeLink & myQ garage integration
- Usage without Continuous Press
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) M3 MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP4
FSD (Supervised) v12.5.6.3 (part of 2024.33.35)
FSD (Supervised) v12 upgrades the city-streets driving stack to a single end-to-end neural network trained on millions of video clips, replacing over 300k lines of explicit C++ code.
- Includes vision-based attention monitoring with sunglasses
- Includes End to End on Highway
- Earlier and more natural lane change decisions
- Updated Speed Profiles to now apply to roads and highways with 50mph (80kph) or higher speed limit
- Auto Set Speed has been updated to Max Speed
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) M3 MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP4
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) (part of 2024.33.35)
Under your supervision, Full Self-Driving (Supervised) can drive your Tesla almost anywhere. It will make lane changes, select forks to follow your navigation route, navigate around other vehicles and objects, and make left and right turns. You and anyone you authorize must use additional caution and remain attentive. It does not make your vehicle autonomous. Do not become complacent.
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is enabled on your vehicle. To use the feature, pull the drive stalk down once. You can disable Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in Autopilot Settings.
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) M3 MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP4
Vision-Based Attention Monitoring (part of 2024.33.35)
When Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is enabled, the driver monitoring system primarily relies on the cabin camera to determine driver attentiveness. Cabin camera must have clear visibility (e.g., camera is not occluded, eyes, arms, are visible, there is sufficient cabin illumination, and the driver is looking forward at the road). In other circumstances, the driver monitoring system will primarily rely on torque-based (steering wheel) monitoring to detect driver attentiveness.
If the cabin camera detects inattentiveness, a warning will appear. The warning can be dismissed by the driver immediately reverting their attention back to the road ahead. Warnings will escalate depending on the nature and frequency of detected inattentiveness, with continuous inattention leading to a Strikeout.
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) M3 MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP4
Minor Fixes (part of 2024.33.35)
This release contains minor fixes and improvements
Seen in US
Seen on MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP4
ASS (Actually Smart Summon) (part of 2024.33.30)
Buckle up for the ride of your life, except, surprise! You're not in the car. ASS (Actually Smart Summon) allows your vehicle to come to you, or head to a spot that you choose, all on its own. It’s like magic, but with more tech and less wand-waving.
Additionally, Dumb Summon allows you to move your Tesla forward or back with simple controls directly in your mobile app.
To use, open your Tesla app, hit the Summon tab, and get a live feed from your car’s cameras to guide your supervision.
- COME TO ME: Press and hold to have your Tesla come to you.
- GO TO TARGET: Set where you want your Tesla to go, then press and hold to send it on its merry way.
You can halt your journey anytime by just letting go of the button. See your Owner's Manual for additional details.
ASS and Dumb Summon should only be used in parking lots or driveways. Keep an eye on your car and its surroundings at all times. Stay vigilant, especially around the fast and the furious (people, bikes, and other cars). You are still responsible for your vehicle, so watch as it drives and stop it if necessary.
Note: ASS requires the Tesla mobile app version 4.37.0 or later.
Now Includes:
- Public/High-Speed Roads pause your ASS maneuver
- Improved Blocked Camera Aborts
- Reduced False Positive Collision Mitigation Aborts
- Refined Dumb Summon behavior at curbs
- Added Custom/Fart Completion Sounds
Coming Soon:
- HomeLink & myQ garage integration
- Usage without Continuous Press
Seen in CA US
Seen on MY M3(2024+)
FSD (Supervised) v12.5.6.2 (part of 2024.33.30)
FSD (Supervised) v12 upgrades the city-streets driving stack to a single end-to-end neural network trained on millions of video clips, replacing over 300k lines of explicit C++ code.
- Includes vision-based attention monitoring with sunglasses
- Includes End to End on Highway
- Earlier and more natural lane change decisions
- Updated Driver Profiles
- Auto Set Speed has been updated to Max Speed
Seen in CA US
Seen on MY M3(2024+)
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) (part of 2024.33.30)
Under your supervision, Full Self-Driving (Supervised) can drive your Tesla almost anywhere. It will make lane changes, select forks to follow your navigation route, navigate around other vehicles and objects, and make left and right turns. You and anyone you authorize must use additional caution and remain attentive. It does not make your vehicle autonomous. Do not become complacent.
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is enabled on your vehicle. To use the feature, pull the drive stalk down once. You can disable Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in Autopilot Settings.
Seen in CA US
Seen on MY M3(2024+)
ASS (Actually Smart Summon) (part of 2024.33.25)
Buckle up for the ride of your life, except, surprise! You're not in the car. ASS (Actually Smart Summon) allows your vehicle to come to you, or head to a spot that you choose, all on its own. It’s like magic, but with more tech and less wand-waving.
Additionally, Dumb Summon allows you to move your Tesla forward or back with simple controls directly in your mobile app.
To use, open your Tesla app, hit the Summon tab, and get a live feed from your car’s cameras to guide your supervision.
- COME TO ME: Press and hold to have your Tesla come to you.
- GO TO TARGET: Set where you want your Tesla to go, then press and hold to send it on its merry way.
You can halt your journey anytime by just letting go of the button. See your Owner's Manual for additional details.
ASS and Dumb Summon should only be used in parking lots or driveways. Keep an eye on your car and its surroundings at all times. Stay vigilant, especially around the fast and the furious (people, bikes, and other cars). You are still responsible for your vehicle, so watch as it drives and stop it if necessary.
Note: ASS requires the Tesla mobile app version 4.37.0 or later.
Now Includes:
- Improved Public/High-Speed Road Aborts
- Improved Blocked Camera Aborts
- Reduced False Positive Collision Mitigation Aborts
- Refined Dumb Summon
- Added Custom/Fart Completion Sounds
Coming Soon:
- HomeLink & myQ garage integration
- Usage without Continuous Press
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) MY M3(2024+)
FSD (Supervised) v12.5.6.1 (part of 2024.33.25)
FSD (Supervised) v12 upgrades the city-streets driving stack to a single end-to-end neural network trained on millions of video clips, replacing over 300k lines of explicit C++ code.
- Includes vision-based attention monitoring with sunglasses.
- Includes End to End on Highway
- Earlier and more natural lane change decisions
- Updated Driver Profiles
- Auto Set Speed has been updated to Max Speed
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) MY M3(2024+)
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) (part of 2024.33.25)
Under your supervision, Full Self-Driving (Supervised) can drive your Tesla almost anywhere. It will make lane changes, select forks to follow your navigation route, navigate around other vehicles and objects, and make left and right turns. You and anyone you authorize must use additional caution and remain attentive. It does not make your vehicle autonomous. Do not become complacent.
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is enabled on your vehicle. To use the feature, pull the drive stalk down once. You can disable Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in Autopilot Settings.
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) MY M3(2024+)
Vision-Based Attention Monitoring (part of 2024.33.25)
When Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is enabled, the driver monitoring system primarily relies on the cabin camera to determine driver attentiveness. Cabin camera must have clear visibility (e.g., camera is not occluded, eyes, arms, are visible, there is sufficient cabin illumination, and the driver is looking forward at the road). In other circumstances, the driver monitoring system will primarily rely on torque-based (steering wheel) monitoring to detect driver attentiveness.
If the cabin camera detects inattentiveness, a warning will appear. The warning can be dismissed by the driver immediately reverting their attention back to the road ahead. Warnings will escalate depending on the nature and frequency of detected inattentiveness, with continuous inattention leading to a Strikeout.
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) MY M3(2024+)
FSD (Supervised) v12.5.5.2 (part of 2024.33.15)
FSD (Supervised) v12 upgrades the city-streets driving stack to a single end-to-end neural network trained on millions of video clips, replacing over 300k lines of explicit C++ code.
- Includes vision-based attention monitoring with sunglasses
- Includes End to End on Highway
Upcoming Improvements:
- Earlier and more natural lane change decisions
- Improved performance in parking lots
- Improved performance at intersections and stops
- Introduction of Speed Profile
Note: This is an early access build. You and anyone you authorize must use additional caution and remain attentive. It does not make your vehicle autonomous. Do not become complacent.
Seen in US
Seen on CT
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) (part of 2024.33.15)
Under your supervision, Full Self-Driving (Supervised) can drive your Tesla almost anywhere. It will make lane changes, select forks to follow your navigation route, navigate around other vehicles and objects, and make left and right turns. You and anyone you authorize must use additional caution and remain attentive. It does not make your vehicle autonomous. Do not become complacent.
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is enabled on your vehicle. To use the feature, press the right scroll wheel button once. You can disable Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in Autopilot Settings.
Seen in US
Seen on CT
Vision-Based Attention Monitoring (part of 2024.33.15)
When Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is enabled, the driver monitoring system primarily relies on the cabin camera to determine driver attentiveness. Cabin camera must have clear visibility (e.g., camera is not occluded, eyes, arms, are visible, there is sufficient cabin illumination, and the driver is looking forward at the road). In other circumstances, the driver monitoring system will primarily rely on torque-based (steering wheel) monitoring to detect driver attentiveness.
If the cabin camera detects inattentiveness, a warning will appear. The warning can be dismissed by the driver immediately reverting their attention back to the road ahead. Warnings will escalate depending on the nature and frequency of detected inattentiveness, with continuous inattention leading to a Strikeout.
Seen in US
Seen on CT
ASS (Actually Smart Summon) (part of 2024.33.5)
Buckle up for the ride of your life, except, surprise! You're not in the car. ASS (Actually Smart Summon) allows your vehicle to come to you, or head to a spot that you choose, all on its own. It’s like magic, but with more tech and less wand-waving.
Additionally, Dumb Summon allows you to move your Tesla forward or back with simple controls directly in your mobile app.
To use, open your Tesla app, hit the Summon tab, and get a live feed from your car’s cameras to guide your supervision.
- COME TO ME: Press and hold to have your Tesla come to you.
- GO TO TARGET: Set where you want your Tesla to go, then press and hold to send it on its merry way.
You can halt your journey anytime by just letting go of the button. See your Owner's Manual for additional details.
ASS and Dumb Summon should only be used in parking lots or driveways. Keep an eye on your car and its surroundings at all times. Stay vigilant, especially around the fast and the furious (people, bikes, and other cars). You are still responsible for your vehicle, so watch as it drives and stop it if necessary.
Note: ASS requires the Tesla mobile app version 4.37.0 or later.
Now Includes:
- Public/High-Speed Roads pause your ASS maneuver
- Improved Blocked Camera Aborts
- Reduced False Positive Collision Mitigation Aborts
- Refined Dumb Summon behavior at curbs
- Added Custom/Fart Completion Sounds
Coming Soon:
- HomeLink & myQ garage integration
- Usage without Continuous Press
Seen in BR CA TW UA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) M3 MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP3 AP4
FSD (Supervised) v12.5.4.2 (part of 2024.33.5)
FSD (Supervised) v12 upgrades the city-streets driving stack to a single end-to-end neural network trained on millions of video clips, replacing over 300k lines of explicit C++ code.
Includes vision-based attention monitoring with sunglasses.
Upcoming Improvements:
- Earlier and more natural lane change decisions.
- End-to-End on highway.
Seen in BR CA UA US
Seen on MX MS(2021+) MX(2022+) M3 MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP3 AP4
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) (part of 2024.33.5)
Under your supervision, Full Self-Driving (Supervised) can drive your Tesla almost anywhere. It will make lane changes, select forks to follow your navigation route, navigate around other vehicles and objects, and make left and right turns. You and anyone you authorize must use additional caution and remain attentive. It does not make your vehicle autonomous. Do not become complacent.
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is enabled on your vehicle. To use the feature, pull the drive stalk down once. You can disable Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in Autopilot Settings.
Seen in BR CA UA US
Seen on MX MS(2021+) MX(2022+) M3 MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP3 AP4
Vision-Based Attention Monitoring (part of 2024.33.5)
When Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is enabled, the driver monitoring system primarily relies on the cabin camera to determine driver attentiveness. Cabin camera must have clear visibility (e.g., camera is not occluded, eyes, arms, are visible, there is sufficient cabin illumination, and the driver is looking forward at the road). In other circumstances, the driver monitoring system will primarily rely on torque-based (steering wheel) monitoring to detect driver attentiveness.
If the cabin camera detects inattentiveness, a warning will appear. The warning can be dismissed by the driver immediately reverting their attention back to the road ahead. Warnings will escalate depending on the nature and frequency of detected inattentiveness, with continuous inattention leading to a Strikeout.
Seen in BR CA UA US
Seen on MS(2021+) MX(2022+) M3 MY M3(2024+)
Seen on AP versions AP3 AP4
Minor Fixes (part of 2024.33.5)
This release contains minor fixes and improvements
Seen in CA US
Seen on MS MS(2021+) M3 MY
Seen on AP versions AP3
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.
