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AutoHuge Tesla Holiday update brings new features including a ‘screaming goat’ hornIs this a good update, or is it baaaaaaaaaaaaad?When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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(Image credit: Tesla)
(Image credit: Tesla)
Just in time for the festive period,Teslahas released a bumper crop of new features for itselectric carswith a bunch of handy updates along with some more… unusual additions.
Included in the new Holiday update is the addition of multi-stop trip planning in the Tesla app, allowing you to plan more complex routes and send them directly to your vehicle so guidance is ready as soon as you get in.
Navigation will also include traffic lights, stop signs and speed cameras, making it easier for you to keep an eye on what’s coming up and check your speed. And an obviously US-only feature (for now) is the option to have your Tesla make automatic 911 calls if the airbags are deployed in an accident.
The 2023 Holiday Update rolls out next week Here’s what’s coming…Custom Lock SoundsReplace the horn lock sound of your vehicle with another sound—like a screaming goat 🐐LAN Party on WheelsPlay your favorite games on the rear touchscreen 🎮Rear Screen Bluetooth… pic.twitter.com/Xl2Q6YgS2bDecember 8, 2023
The 2023 Holiday Update rolls out next week Here’s what’s coming…Custom Lock SoundsReplace the horn lock sound of your vehicle with another sound—like a screaming goat 🐐LAN Party on WheelsPlay your favorite games on the rear touchscreen 🎮Rear Screen Bluetooth… pic.twitter.com/Xl2Q6YgS2bDecember 8, 2023
Other more mundane, but practical additions included are a red shading in the blind spot camera to alert you if there’s a vehicle in your blind spot when indicating, the addition of two more camera angles in the live sentry camera mode in the Tesla app, and a new high fidelity park assist which generates a 3D model of your surroundings on the screen to make parking in tight spaces much easier.
Goats and gaming
Handy safety features and practical additions are all well and good, but this is Tesla so of course the update comes with a few Easter eggs too.
One of the more surprising additions is the option to change the horn lock sound - that’s the sound emitted when you lock your Tesla, rather than when you hold down the horn in traffic.
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We’re all for novelty features, but we can see these lock sounds getting tiresome pretty quickly. A screaming goat may raise a smile the first couple of times, but hearing it every single day when your neighbour returns from work? No thank you.
(Image credit: Tesla)
(Image credit: Tesla)
Back seat passengers also get some action in this update, with games now available to play on the rear touchscreen (for cars which have it), plus those in the back will also be able to pair Bluetooth headphones to the screen - saving those in the front from having to listen to whatever is being played or watched.
There’s a new game being added too - Castle Doombad - plus updates for Beach Buggy, Polytopia and Vampire Survivors.
And finally,ApplePodcasts is being added to the infotainment system and a “thunderous” (Tesla’s word, not ours) new light show called ‘The Arrival’ will be available, we assume, when you approach the car and unlock it.
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