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Tesla’s 2025 Holiday Update Rolls Out With Grok Navigation, Smarter Charging and Safety Tools

The staged release adds hands-free Grok navigation with availability varying by vehicle, including a small pilot for 3D Supercharger maps.

Overview

  • Tesla has begun rolling out its 2025 Holiday Update as a staged release, with feature availability dependent on hardware and region.
  • Grok, when set to the Assistant personality, now accepts natural-language commands to add or edit navigation destinations hands-free.
  • Drivers can set charge limits by location, and navigation can automatically select eligible HOV lanes based on time, location, passenger count and road rules.
  • 3D Supercharger site maps are launching in limited testing at about 18 stations, showing stall layouts and real-time availability.
  • Dog Mode gains iPhone Live Activities with periodic interior snapshots and live cabin stats, dashcam clips add speed, steering and assisted-driving overlays, and the update includes a phone-left-behind chime plus new Photobooth, ISS Docking Simulator, Santa Mode and a fresh light show.