Tesla’s Summer Update Adds Smarter Grok, Personalized Navigation, and Caraoke Scoring
Grok can now place calls, adjust climate and open the glovebox as Tesla adds new entertainment and personalization features.
- On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, Tesla began rolling out its 2026 Summer Update, introducing expanded Grok voice controls that allow the assistant to manage climate, media, calls, and the glovebox.
- Tesla EMEA announced that Grok is "now available in all of Europe," expanding access beyond the nine countries where the assistant launched earlier this year.
- Automatic Navigation now learns regular driving habits to suggest preferred routes, while the mobile app gains Self-Driving stats, Set Arrival Energy, and custom wrap uploads.
- Entertainment upgrades include Caraoke with Scoring, which saves high scores to user profiles, and a new Rear Display Lock that restricts rear screen control to the front row.
- Grok has transitioned from a basic chatbot to an assistant capable of controlling vehicle functions, reflecting Tesla's strategy of adding new features consistently throughout the year.
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technewstube.comTesla's Summer Update makes Grok the smart assistant it was always meant to be
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Tesla’s Summer Update adds smarter Grok, personalized navigation, and Caraoke scoring
Tesla's 2026 summer update brings a phone calling Grok, scored caraoke sessions, smarter navigation, self-driving stats in the app, and custom wraps sent right from your phone.
The AI chatbot Grok is becoming available to Dutch drivers of Tesla vehicles. The electric car manufacturer has included the AI assistant in its latest software update, the company announced.
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Tesla has officially revealed its 2026 Summer Update, which comes with a variety of crazy new features, including Navigation fixes that owners have been wanting for months. Tesla routinely releases a larger update with the Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter updates, where it ships a variety of new features, bug fixes, and other additions to customer cars. The 2026 Spring Update featured things like “Hey Grok” voice assistance, a redesigned self-dr…
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