Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Part of Tesla’s 2021 holiday update included expanding the company’s holiday ‘Light Show’ feature beyond the Model X, to the Model S, Model 3 and Model Y. On Christmas Eve, Tesla released its open source Light Show software for anyone to use, to create their own custom show for any car. The Tesla community quickly […]

With Tesla’s latest 2021 holiday software update, there’s a new version of Santa Mode available that is no longer a hidden ‘Easter egg’. Previously, turning on Santa Mode required using the voice command and saying one of the ‘secret’ commands such as “ho ho ho”. This still works, but now Santa Mode is available within […]

With Tesla’s latest 2021 holiday software update, its Light Show feature has expanded beyond the Model X, now available on the Model S, Model 3 and Model Y as well. Tesla on Friday shared a new video titled, “S3XY Light Show”, showcasing all its vehicles dancing to the light show—check it out below: The electric […]

Newer Tesla Model 3 and Model Y Performance vehicles have newer adaptive headlights, that contain an outer projector lamp that supports a matrix LED, allowing for a more powerful headlight. These matrix LED headlights previously can project text, as seen at the Giga Berlin County Fair. Now, this feature has made its way to the […]

With Tesla’s release of its 2021 holiday update, build 2021.44.25.2, the company also gave some extra features for the Model S refresh such as a new Boombox Megaphone. But now it appears this feature is not exclusive to the Model S refresh, as it’s also available on 2021 Model Y vehicles as well, confirmed Tesla […]

Tesla’s Sentry Mode Live Camera feature is now available outside the United States, as the feature has launched in Canada, Europe and beyond, with the company’s 2021 holiday update (2021.44.25.2). Tesla North can confirm Sentry Mode Live Camera view is working in Canada, as seen in screenshots shared by reader Robert in British Columbia, on […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.44.25.6 software update, which includes Full Self-Driving 10.8 beta and the company’s 2021 holiday update, as noted by @Teslascope. We've detected at least 35 vehicles on our platform have received the V10.8 Full Self-Driving and holiday update, 2021.44.25.6! The first wave is now going out. 🎄 — Teslascope (@teslascope) […]

Along with Tesla’s 2021 holiday software update, the company’s Light Show Easter egg feature has made its way to the Model S refresh, joining the Model 3 and Model Y. Previously, the Light Show was exclusive to the Model X, with the song ‘Wizards in Winter’ by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra being played, while doors, lights […]

Tesla’s 2021 ‘Santa Mode’ has gained an upgrade, as part of the company’s latest holiday software update that debuted version 11.0. According to developer @greentheonly on Thursday evening, “looks like Santa sleigh got an upgrade, now it will match your car instead of a generic model3-looking sleigh.” looks like Santa sleigh got an upgrade, now […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.44.25.5 software update, which contains the company’s 2021 holiday update. While we’ve heard about features for the Model 3 and Model Y, we now have our first look at release notes for the Model S refresh, which gets some exclusive features, according to Ryan Shaw (@ryanshawtech). Boombox Megaphone is […]

Image credit: Waleed (@GwEYTCoD) Tesla finally started rolling out its 2021 holiday update to the masses on Thursday evening Pacific Time, which comes with a new user interface, games and more. Model 3 Performance owner, Waleed (@GwEYTCoD) based in Ohio, USA, has shared some first images of what the 2021.44.25.2 software update brings. While we’ve […]

Image via @gweytcod Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.44.25.2 software update, which introduces its 2021 holiday update for non-Full Self-Driving beta customers, as noted by @Teslascope and @TeslaTip. 2021.44.25.2, the holiday update, is now rolling out to non-FSD vehicles in limited batches. 2021.44.25.5 is the same update but intended for current FSD Beta testers/vehicles […]

Image credit: @weedrivetesla Tesla now has public Superchargers in all 50 U.S. states, including Hawaii. According to @weedrivetesla, the first public Tesla Supercharger opened on the island of Oahu, located at Pearlridge Center at 98-1005 Moanalua Road, Aiea. We see the owner’s Tesla Model S Plaid charging at this location, located under the old Sears, […]

Tesla currently charges $9.99 USD per month for its Premium Connectivity plan, which offers mobile network access inside its vehicles. The paid connectivity plan offers live traffic, satellite view maps, video streaming, caraoke, music streaming and internet browser access when outside of Wi-Fi networks. Now, it appears Tesla may be considering a yearly plan for […]

After the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it had launched a formal investigation into the Tesla feature that lets passengers play some games while the vehicle is in motion, the automaker will now remove the ability in a coming software update. The NHTSA said on Thursday Tesla told the agency it will release […]