Tesla has begun rolling out Grok, an in-car conversational AI assistant developed by xAI, to eligible automobiles beginning July 12. The characteristic marks essentially the most direct integration but between Elon Musk’s synthetic intelligence startup and Tesla’s shopper product lineup, providing drivers hands-free entry to a chat-style companion whereas on the highway.
Grok comes pre-installed on new automobiles
In accordance with Tesla’s FAQ web page for the characteristic, all new automobiles delivered on or after July 12, 2025, will embrace Grok AI out of the field. House owners of older automobiles could achieve entry by an over-the-air replace, supplied their car meets a couple of {hardware} and software program necessities.
Particularly, Grok is at present solely supported on Tesla fashions geared up with an AMD infotainment processor and operating car software program model 2025.26 and better. Suitable fashions embrace the Mannequin S, Mannequin 3, Mannequin X, Mannequin Y, and Cybertruck. A Premium Connectivity subscription or energetic Wi-Fi connection can also be required.
Tesla notes that extra car compatibility could arrive in future software program updates.
Grok’s options and limitations for now
Drivers can interact with Grok utilizing the App Launcher or by urgent and holding the voice command button on the steering wheel. Grok is designed to reply questions and maintain conversations utilizing pure language, providing responses tailor-made to its chosen character—starting from “Storyteller” to the extra eccentric “Unhinged.”
For enjoyable, Tesla posted an illustration of Grok possible operating on “Unhinged” speaking about what it could do to Optimus when they’re on a date, a lot to the shock of the humanoid robotic’s official social media account.
It must be famous, nevertheless, that Grok can’t at present subject instructions to the car itself, at the very least for now. Conventional voice instructions for duties like local weather management, navigation, or media stay separate from Grok as of writing.
The characteristic is being launched in Beta and doesn’t require a Grok account or xAI subscription to activate, though that coverage could change over time.
Grok privateness and in-car expertise
Tesla emphasizes that interactions with Grok are securely processed by xAI and never linked to a consumer’s Tesla account or car. Conversations stay nameless except a consumer indicators into Grok individually to sync their historical past throughout gadgets.
Tesla has additionally begun selling Grok immediately on its official car webpages, showcasing the characteristic as a part of its in-car expertise, additional highlighting the corporate’s rising give attention to AI and infotainment options on its all-electric automobiles.
