Tesla Improves Maps and Navigation With Update 2024.32 (2024)

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.

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.

February 18, 2024

Yesterday was a big news day for Tesla, with several things hitting the newsfeed all at once. A lot of new stuff for Canadians, who are all quite pleased to see the return of the referral program to Canada, as well as 1.99% Financing for the Model Y.

There’s also some interesting news on the Actually Smart Summon front.

Canadian Referrals

The Tesla Referral Program, which recently launched in the United States, has now arrived in Canada just a few short days later. There aren’t any differences in terms of reward availability or anything else, but there are some conversions of funds to look at.

Referrers in Canada will earn $650 CAD ($480 USD) per referral while providing a discount of $1300 ($964 SUD) CAD for those being referred. That’s slightly less than the USD equivalent, but that’s just the conversion rate fluctuation.

We’re happy to see the referral system launch in Canada so quickly after it launched in the United States – this is also good news for other markets like Europe and China, which may also get similar programs soon.

1.99% Financing in Canada

Another big win for Canadian Tesla customers is the arrival of 1.99% financing for the Model Y in Canada. For those who have been waiting on the edge to get a good deal to buy a Model Y, now is your chance.

1.99% financing is available for all terms of 60 months and under. 72 months has a special term of 2.99%, 84 months at 3.49%, and 96 months at 3.99%. This is a huge bonus in comparison to other rates, which have regularly been at or above 5% for all interest rate terms in Canada.

These special financing terms are only available on the Model Y but are available on any variant, including the Rear-Wheel Drive, Long Range, and Performance models.

Smart Summon Code

The last item, but one of the most exciting nevertheless, is that new Smart Summon code strings have appeared in the latest version of the Tesla app. One of the most important things that was noticed by @Tesla_App_iOS on X was that there are no new debugging strings – meaning we could be receiving Actually Smart Summon in a beta format sometime soon.

In addition, the app contains new strings such as “autopark_summon_reversing_for_forward_visibility”, which may be tied to the upcoming reverse capabilities of FSD.

We expect the new version of Summon to be first available in an upcoming FSD release, such as FSD 12.6 in the next few months.