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Tesla is continuing to blur the line between car and AI assistant. With its latest Holiday Update, the company has rolled out a new beta feature that lets Grok configure, edit, and manage your Tesla’s navigation using natural language commands. Starting with software version 2025.44.25.1, drivers can now simply talk to Grok and have their car handle the rest. And if you have Full Self-Driving (Supervised) enabled, your car will even drive you there.
In practice, this means you can converse with Grok and tell it exactly where you want to go, in plain English. Want to add multiple stops? No problem. Need to remove or reorder destinations mid-trip? Grok can do that too, without you ever touching the screen. As longtime Tesla watcher @wholemars summed it up, “Your Tesla can help you plan out a trip, then drive you to your destination automatically.”
The feature, officially called Grok with Navigation Commands (Beta), is one of the standout additions in this year’s Holiday Update. When Grok’s in-car personality is set to Assistant, it effectively becomes a hands-free co-pilot. Drivers can issue a single command like, “Navigate to the grocery store, then pick up coffee, then head home,” and Grok will automatically build the route in the correct order.
Another Tesla enthusiast, @sawyermerritt, shared a clip showing exactly that scenario in action, noting that Grok added three destinations at once and handled them correctly. He also confirmed that Grok can edit or remove stops on the fly, making it far more flexible than traditional voice navigation systems.
Under the hood, this new capability is powered by xAI’s Grok 4.1 Fast model. Yuhuai (Tony) Wu, co-founder of xAI, confirmed this directly, responding that the feature is “Powered by Grok 4.1 Fast!” It’s another sign of how closely Tesla and xAI are now intertwined.
This update builds on Tesla’s initial rollout of Grok to vehicles earlier this year. Back in July, Tesla began shipping xAI’s Grok chatbot to EVs with software version 2025.26, marking the first step toward deeper AI integration inside the car. Since then, Tesla has been steadily expanding what Grok can actually do beyond answering questions or cracking jokes.
There are some limitations, at least for now. Grok support remains limited to AMD-equipped vehicles in Canada and the U.S., and the navigation commands feature is still labeled as beta. Still, it’s easy to see where this is heading. Combined with Full Self-Driving (Supervised), Tesla is laying the groundwork for a future where you don’t just tell your car where to go — you have a conversation about it.
As Tesla continues to push software-defined features through over-the-air updates, this Grok-powered navigation feels like another small but important step toward a more autonomous, more AI-driven driving experience.
