Tesla's 2026 Summer Update: auto navigation, Grok phone calls, Caraoke scoring, and more

Key Points:

• Tesla's 2026 Summer Update enhances its AI assistant Grok, enabling it to control phone calls, media, climate, glovebox, and answer vehicle-related questions, moving beyond its initial chatbot functionality.
• The update introduces self-driving stats to the mobile app for easy viewing and sharing, and Caraoke now includes a scoring system that saves high scores to driver profiles, turning it into a game.
• Navigation improvements include automatic routing based on learned routines and preferred routes prioritizing frequently used roads, enhancing personalized driving experiences.
• Several features have been integrated into the mobile app, such as setting desired arrival energy for trip planning and uploading custom car wraps without needing a USB drive.
• Additional updates include rear display lock for parental control, improved search for Superchargers, Apple Music queue enhancements, browser support for camera and microphone, and new intro animations for Model 3 and Y.