Update 2024.44.25.2 - Release Notes

Update Stats

Number of Cars

12,874

Percent of Fleet

66.7%

Installs Pending

2,231

Rollout Yesterday

3,782

Rollout Today

209

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Details

FSD Version

FSD 12.5.4.2

Release Date

December 4, 2024

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Statistics Overview

Number of Cars
12,874
Percent of Fleet
66.7%
Installs Pending
2,231
Rollout Yesterday
3,782
Rollout Today
209

Apple Watch

Tesla Apple Watch feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Models:
New S
3
New X
Y
CT

Tesla for Apple Watch allows you to pair your watch as a key and unlock and lock your vehicle without ever pressing a button - just like phone key. You can also see the state of your vehicle's battery with a watch face complication and perform actions such as opening the frunk or trunk.

Mobile App Dashcam Viewer

Tesla Mobile App Dashcam Viewer feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Models:
New S
3
New X
Y
CT

Watch and save Dashcam and Sentry Mode clips directly from your phone. First, ensure the View Camera via Mobile App setting on the touchscreen is enabled (Controls > Safety). Then, on your mobile app, go to Security > Dashcam Viewer. Clips are end-to-end encrypted and can't be accessed by Tesla.

This feature requires iOS mobile app version 4.39.5 or higher, and Premium Connectivity.

SiriusXM

Tesla SiriusXM feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Models:
3
Y
CT

SiriusXM offers an extensive and personalized audio experience. Get access to all your favorites—from ad-free music, talk and news to sports, comedy, and other exclusives in your vehicle and on your phone. Tap the SiriusXM icon from the App Launcher to start your free trial.

Requires Premium Connectivity or a Wi-Fi connection.

Auto Shift (Beta)

Tesla Auto Shift (Beta) feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Models:
New 3

To assist with reversing out of a parking spot, parallel parking, multipoint turns, and similar driving maneuvers, Auto Shift (Beta) can now also shift between Drive and Reverse, in addition to shifting out of Park.

Auto Shift (Beta) assists you with shifting without using the touchscreen based on your surroundings. Go to Controls > Dynamics > Auto Shift (Beta).

This feature is designed to enhance your driving experience and may only be available in certain circumstances. Drivers must remain attentive at all times.

Set Arrival Energy

Tesla Set Arrival Energy feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT

You can now set a preferred battery charge level for when you arrive at your destination—higher if you’d like more charge, or lower if you prefer a faster arrival. Trip Planner will adjust your route accordingly, adding or modifying recommended charging stops and durations.

In your vehicle’s turn-by-turn list, choose Set Arrival Energy for your final destination.

Search Along Route

Tesla Search Along Route feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT

While navigating, when you search for a location (like coffee shops, fast food, or other stops), the results are now filtered to show options along your route. Each result also includes an estimated detour time.

Weather at Destination

Tesla Weather at Destination feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Intel
Models:
3
Y
Intel

While navigating, your car will display the destination’s weather in the weather popup and notify you of any significant weather differences between your current location and final destination.

Requires Premium Connectivity.

Precipitation Map and Weather at Destination

Tesla Precipitation Map and Weather at Destination feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
AMD
Models:
New S
3
New X
Y
CT
AMD

You can now view precipitation in your area directly on your vehicle's map. Addtionally, while navigating, you can see the destination's weather in the weather popup. You will also be updated on any significant differences between your current location and final destination.

Requires Premium Connectivity.

Rear Cross Traffic Alert

Tesla Rear Cross Traffic Alert feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
HW3
HW4
Models:
S
3
X
Y
HW3
HW4

When you shift into Reverse, your vehicle will alert you if it detects a pedestrian or vehicle crossing behind you by highlighting the corresponding side of the rear-view camera feed in red.

TuneIn

Tesla TuneIn feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT

Explore the all-new TuneIn Radio on Tesla — still completely free with no setup needed. Start enjoying over 100,000 music, sports, news & talk radio stations, along with 3 million podcasts, audiobooks, and more. TuneIn now features a redesigned personalized interface per driver profile, improved support for sports and podcasts, and richer station profiles.

Requires Premium Connectivity or a Wi-Fi connection.

Light Show Update

Tesla Light Show Update feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Models:
New S
3
New X
Y
CT

Time to celebrate with the latest Light Shows to the tune of Cyber Symphony by Lionel Yu and Ready for Assault by Evgeny Bardyuzha. You can play the show instantly or schedule it up to 10 minutes in advance, either on a single vehicle or synced with friends.

Light Show enthusiasts can control interior lighting, add display color effects, and create longer custom shows. To play a custom show, save the show files in a "LightShow" folder on your flash drive, connect, and select.

Start the show from your mobile app (version 4.39.5+ required) or go App Launcher > Toybox > Light Show on your vehicle's touchscreen.

Theater and Video Updates

Tesla Theater and Video Updates feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT

- Interact with the rear Theater from the front screen while driving to edit playlists or pause videos. (2021+ Model S, 2021+ Model X, Cybertruck, 2024 Model 3 only)

- Use the media card to play and pause any active video content playing through the browser or Theater.

- Start a video in the web browser before your drive to enjoy your favorite content as audio on the road.

Boomerang Fu

Tesla Boomerang Fu feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
AMD
Models:
New S
3
New X
Y
CT
AMD

Slice and dice your friends with boomerangs in this frantic physics party game. Join a crew of your favorite foods as you grill, chill and spill your enemies. Discover ridiculous power-ups and stack them together in deadly combinations. To play, shift into Park, and go to App Launcher > Arcade > Boomerang Fu.

Seats Control

Tesla Seats Control feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Models:
New S
3
New X
Y
CT

The new Seats control panel allows you to adjust the position of the unoccupied passenger seat, including second-row seats. (where available).

Go to Controls > Seats.

Maintenance Summary

Tesla Maintenance Summary feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Models:
S
3
X
Y

This feature provides a record of when common maintenance actions were last performed and recommends when to perform them next. Maintenance records persist on the vehicle through factory resets, providing a record of previously performed maintenance actions for current and future owners. Go to Controls > Service > Maintenance.

Minor Updates

Tesla Minor Updates feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT

- Experience Rainbow Road inside the cabin with accent lighting. Go to App Launcher > Toybox > Rainbow Road. (2024 Model 3 and Cybertruck only)

- Vampire Survivors has been updated to "Ode to Castlevania", adding new quality of life features and performance improvements. (AMD Ryzen only)

- Tap “Nearby Parking” on any point-of-interest page to get directions to nearby parking and start your journey with ease. (All Models)

- Navigation will now dynamically route around road closures and display them along an affected route when they are detected by the fleet. (All Models)

- If someone attempts to open the door or trunk while Sentry Mode is active, you’ll receive a notification on your mobile app. (All models except Legacy Model S & X)

- Steam (Beta) has been updated to SteamOS 3.6, bringing performance enhancements and improved game compatibility. (2021+ Model S & Model X)

- When reviewing Dashcam clips in your vehicle, the video player will skip directly to the recorded event. (All Models)

- The Energy app's Consumption page has been updated to let you view your energy usage over the last 200 miles. (Model 3 & Model Y)

- The Energy app now features a new Consumption page where you can visualize your energy usage over the last 200 miles. It also displays your projected range based on your average consumption and remaining battery. (2021+ Model S, 2021+ Model X and Cybertruck)

- When navigating to a Supercharger, upon arrival you will be notified on the touchscreen of any stalls that are currently out of service. (All models except Legacy Model S & X)

- With Autosteer active, a new telltale will indicate which lanes are available for Automatic Lane Change. (Europe only)

- While reversing, your music volume can automatically lower to help you focus on parking. Go to Controls > Safety > Lower Volume in Reverse. (All Models)

- Minor fixes and performance enhancements have been applied. (All Models)

Performance Improvements

Tesla Performance Improvements feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Undocumented
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT
Undocumented

Intel users are seeing performance improvements while using the Tesla interface, especially in more demanding areas like Tesla Theater. Videos on YouTube now stutter less and Tesla Theater can be minimized much more smoothly than before.

The media controls can now control YouTube videos and other video content on websites as well.

Rearranged Menus

Tesla Rearranged Menus feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Undocumented
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT
Undocumented

With the addition of the Seats menu to settings, Tesla has now rearranged the menu options so that the more used options are now more easily accessible.

The Software menu has been moved up, while other options like Navigation and Trips have been moved down to be close to WiFi, Bluetooth and Upgrades.

Custom Lock Sound

Tesla Custom Lock Sound feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Undocumented
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT
Undocumented

The currently selected custom lock sound is now shown underneath the Lock Confirmation Sound option in the Controls > Locks menu.

Ambient Lighting Easter Eggs

Tesla Ambient Lighting Easter Eggs feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Undocumented
Models:
New 3
CT
Undocumented

The Rainbow Road and Santa Mode easter eggs have been updated on vehicles that include the ambient lighting feature.

There are new options in these easter eggs that let you enable or disable the ambient lighting while the easter egg is active.

If enabled, the light strips will cycle through colors of the rainbow when the Rainbow Road easter egg is enabled. For Santa Mode, the interior lights will cycle between red, green and white.

Updated Energy App

Tesla Updated Energy App feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Undocumented
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT
Undocumented

The Consumption tab has been updated with several changes, including:

- The last 200 miles are shown, instead of a user-selectable, 5, 15 or 30 miles.

- Instant Range / Average Range has been removed to simplify the interfact

- Average range as moved to the top left and now shows the offset from the vehicle's EPA rated Wh/mi

- Total energy consumption is now displayed at the bottom left

Toll Roads

Tesla Toll Roads feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Undocumented
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT
Undocumented

When navigating to a destination, the alternative routes menu that is displayed when you first enter a destination, will now show you which routes include tolls by displaying a dollar sign icon next to the travel time.

Limiting Explicit Content on YouTube Music

Tesla Limiting Explicit Content on YouTube Music feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Undocumented
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT
Undocumented

The Exlicit Content toggle under Audio Settings now applies to YouTube Music as well. This now support LiveOne, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and TIDAL.

Charging Icons

Tesla Charging Icons feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Undocumented
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT
Undocumented

Tesla has redesigned the charging pins that appear on the map. Supercharger and third-party chargers pins are now an oval shape instead of circular.

Instead of just having the number of charging stalls available, Tesla has add the charging icon, to make it more obvious these are charging stations.

Dashcam Viewer Speed

Tesla Dashcam Viewer Speed feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Credit @KFM373
Available Worldwide
Undocumented
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT
Undocumented

You can now adjust the Dashcam Viewer's playback speed. Users can pick from 0.5x, 1x or 2x playback speeds by tapping the playback speed button.

Tire Pressure Indicator

Tesla Tire Pressure Indicator feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Undocumented
Models:
3
Y
CT
Undocumented

Tapping the tire pressure indicator will now open the tire pressure card on the left side of the screen instead of opening the Service menu under Controls > Service.

Full Screen Theater Improvements

Tesla Full Screen Theater Improvements feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Available Worldwide
Undocumented
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT
Undocumented

When you're using Tesla Theater or the web browser in full screen, you can now access the vehicle's app dock and climate menu without leaving the full screen experience.

To display the app dock, tap the black bar at the top of the screen. The vehice's dock will be shown, letting you jump into any app, but you can also adjust the seat heaters or open the full climate menu without leaving the full screen mode.

Dictate Message Confirmation

Tesla Dictate Message Confirmation feature in update 2024.44.25.2
Credit Jason
Available Worldwide
Undocumented
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT
Undocumented

If you use Tesla's voice commands to send someone a text, the vehicle will now ask you to press the scroll wheel before you're able to dictate a message.

Previously, the vehicle would start listening for a message as soon as a sender was selected.

Statistics Overview

Number of Cars
12,874
Percent of Fleet
66.7%
Installs Pending
2,231
Rollout Yesterday
3,782
Rollout Today
209

Details

FSD Version

FSD 12.5.4.2

Release Date

December 4, 2024