Tesla recently released update 2024.32 to employees, and it comes with several new features that we’re sure everyone will be happy to see in their vehicles in the future.
Keep in mind that some features may be region-specific such as there construction on your route update. There may also be additional features available for other models or regions. The Cybertruck is expected to receive AutoPark soon, which may also be included in this update.
Construction on Your Route
If you’ve got Premium Connectivity, and have Online Routing enabled (Settings > Navigation), maps will display construction that is on your route with an icon on the screen. Tesla added map icons to the screen with the 2023 holiday update and they continue to support additional features in more regions.
Tesla already considers construction when navigating to a location, but it’ll now display the location of the construction on the screen, giving you a better idea of the area to avoid, or a better understanding of the route the navigation system picked. For those in urban areas that see lots of heavy construction, this will be a fantastic addition.
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Predictive Text for Navigation Searches
Alongside construction on the route, Navigation Searches will now have predictive text to try and suggest search terms as you type. The predictive text will be helpful to quickly complete searches – but you’ll need to have a solid internet connection for predictive text to function. Premium Connectivity won’t be required.
Search This Area
As part of more updates for Navigation Search, you’ll now be able to “Search this Area” when you’re searching for something specific if you drag the map to a different location. This is similar to the “Search this Area” feature that’s on Google Maps and is a good update for when the navigation likes showing you locations in a different town.
Mobile App Notifications – Tire Service
As part of a previous update, your vehicle can now inform you when it's in need of a tire change or tire rotation. You’ll need to set your own schedule based on distance under Service > Tire Service Mileage. You can set a mileage-based reminder when you want to rotate your tires. With this update, you will also be notified on the Tesla mobile app when your vehicle reaches the set mileage. You’ll also need to be on mobile app version 4.35 or later.
When Is It Coming?
This update is still being tested with wave 1 employees, but it’s expected to become available to the first set of consumers very soon. However, like most updates, it’ll take weeks before it becomes available to most users.
If you’re subscribed to FSD or own it outright, don’t expect this update any time soon. The FSD branch is always at least several weeks behind the main code branch. With Tesla recently updating its FSD branch to 2024.26, it may be another month before it gets updated again.
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Tesla has initiated another minor design revision, this time improving the rear camera on the Model 3 and Model Y. This minor revision adds a protective lip around the camera, providing better shielding against rain, dirt, snow, and general road grime.
The design revision began rolling out for Model Y vehicles from Shanghai first, with the initial vehicles spotted with the revision dated as early as late September 2024. Tesla regularly makes minor design revisions on its vehicles in between model years, in an iterative design process that gradually improves as more and more vehicles are built.
Design Revision
The design revision adds a small shield around the rear camera, including a small lip towards the bottom end. The little lip is likely going to make the biggest difference, as it will help prevent kickback and wash from the tires landing on the camera lens, which can obscure it.
For now, nothing indicates a potential revision including a camera washer—similar to the Cybertruck’s front camera washer. However, given we already know the Model Y Juniper is likely arriving with a front camera, it’ll probably also have a front camera washer.
This lip for the rear camera should be a nice addition, but we’ll have to see just how much of an improvement it provides in the upcoming winter season as the messy, slushy mix arrives in much of the United States and Canada.
3D Printed Accessory
If you’re feeling left out without the new rear camera shield, you’ll soon be able to 3D print and install a similar design. Some entrepreneurial 3D modelers have already started working on making a retrofittable shield for both the HW3 and HW4 rear cameras.
In the meantime, we recommend using ceramic coating on the rear camera to help keep that slush and grime moving when it does hit the camera. A good application of ceramic coating can help prevent buildup on the lens.
Model S and X
For now, we haven’t seen this design revision on more recent Model S and Model X vehicles yet. There were previously rumors of a light refresh for both of the more premium vehicles. However, we haven’t seen any indications of these changes actually seeing the light of day.
Once the refreshes for these two vehicles arrive, we could see more drastic changes. Tesla has also indicated it is waiting to use some of its upcoming new battery cell technology in 2026, so we could be waiting for a while before seeing further updates to the Model S and Model X.
We’ll be looking for both vehicles to receive this design revision. If you spot them, let us know on social media or on our forums.
The Model X is currently Tesla’s largest vehicle, seating up to seven passengers. However, due to the vehicle’s rounded shape, it offers significantly less cargo room than some of its competitors. While the Model X is amazing with its falcon-wing doors, some families may be forced to look at other brands if they need additional trunk space.
Yesterday, Elon Musk gave Tesla owners hope that there may be a larger SUV in the works. In response to a post asking Tesla to produce larger vehicles, Musk replied OK - once again confirming that there are more things in development than we know about. At the Shareholder Meeting in June, Musk confirmed that there were more Tesla products in the works - but didn’t mention what, so this is our first clue at what these additional items may be.
Musk confirmed that while the Robovan is in development - there are “some other things too.” Robovan itself was shown off at the We, Robot event last month, and it was something utterly different. While the Cybertruck makes a statement - the Robovan looks like the future.
CyberSUV?
Tesla currently sells one vehicle that comfortably seats more than five —the Model X. Its 6-seat configuration is fairly spacious and comfortable, while the 7-seat option offers a bench seat in the middle, removing the center aisle. The Model Y was also previously available in North America with a 7-seat configuration; however, it wasn’t extremely popular due to the sloped roof and lack of legroom in the back. Interestingly, the 7-seater Model Y, recently became available again in China.
While Robovan is going to be a fantastic vehicle for the future, we need to pull back to the present. Robovan is still years away and will require the widespread approval of autonomy regulations to really take off. Most people also don’t necessarily need to transport 20 people—like a bus. Take a look at a family with two to three kids, add in some friends and equipment for a baseball or hockey game, and no Tesla is fitting all those kids and stuff in it today.
One of the few market segments not addressed by Tesla has traditionally been the large-family vehicle - other vehicles like the Rivian R1S or the Kia EV9 have been winning in that particular space.
Tesla now has the Cybertruck as a platform to build upon. Why not leverage that to build other large vehicles? The proposed CyberSUV would be a full-size SUV that comfortably seats 7 and would have plenty of interior space—far more than the Model X.
Tesla has mentioned before that the Model X is not a cheap or easy vehicle to build, partly due to its falcon-wing door design. The Model S and Model X have been rumored to have declining sales. Most of that is due to the Model 3 and Model Y being a much better value, with many owners transitioning from a Model X to a Model Y.
With the Model 3 refresh, Tesla also added many features to the Model 3 that were previously exclusive to the Model S, such as better noise-dampening and ventilated seats. The Model Y Juniper Project, estimated to arrive in 2025, will likely take another bite out of Model X sales. It’s not clear what the future of the Model X is once this larger vehicle arrives on the market.
Our best guess for this new vehicle is that it’ll be a larger, mass-market vehicle for users who like the value of the Model Y but would prefer a larger vehicle.
We’re excited to see what Tesla pulls out from under the covers in 2025. Maybe a CyberSUV may really be coming soon.
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