Tesla’s Summon feature may soon work seamlessly in multi-level parking garages, according to CEO Elon Musk.
When a Tesla owner shared on X how he used Summon to locate his Model Y in a mall parking lot after forgetting where he parked, another chimed in to note that while Summon works well in surface lots, it struggles in multi-level garages. “An altitude sensor would be [an] incredible add to Tesla for this purpose (and to make it possible to use FSD reliably in garages),” he added.
Musk replied to that post with just three words: “Not for long.”
The Tesla chief didn’t specify how the company plans to solve the problem of Summon navigating complex garage environments. An altitude sensor could be one solution, but Tesla might also rely on AI-driven perception to read parking garage signs, identify exits, and maneuver out of multi-level structures.
This update comes shortly after Tesla tweaked the Summon feature to conserve energy, disabling Summon Standby automatically under certain conditions to use less power. Tesla originally launched “Actually Smart Summon” (or A.S.S., as Musk took to calling it) in September 2024, designed to help vehicles navigate more complex parking scenarios.
Improving Summon fits into Tesla’s broader autonomy roadmap, with the company preparing to roll out Full Self-Driving (Supervised) version 14 sometime this week. Musk has previously hailed FSD 14 as the second biggest update to the system after version 12.
As Tesla pushes forward with FSD and works on perfecting Summon in garages, owners could soon see their cars reliably finding them in even the trickiest of parking structures.
