Tesla Releases Light Show Software for Anyone to Use
Tesla’s 2021 holiday software update started rolling out with firmware version 2021.44.25 (and beyond) earlier this week, bringing V11.0 of the User Interface (UI) and in-car software, as well as new features and some holiday cheer.
One of the new additions in this update is the ‘Light Show’ feature that was added to the Toybox — Tesla’s collection of fun, quirky gimmicks and features available in its cars. According to release notes, Light Show will let your “Tesla dance to a choreographed light show any time of the year.”
In a tweet earlier today, Tesla confirmed that the Light Show feature could be used to create custom shows and make its cars dance to tunes of your choosing.
Program your own light show to make your Tesla dance! → https://t.co/nFm8ES2Zlv pic.twitter.com/Rc4q7RuDu0
— Tesla (@Tesla) December 24, 2021
In a video shared alongside the tweet, the company demonstrated a Tesla performing a light show to go along with an instrumental metal cover of Carol of the Bells.
The feature can be used to make a Tesla dance to basically any song, and the company went on to share the open-source software you can use to program light shows into your Tesla, available (along with a user guide) over on GitHub.
The software supports the Model 3, Model Y, Model S (2021+), and Model X (2021+) vehicles running software V11.0 (2021.44.25) or newer.