Tesla update 2024.20.1 brings a handful of new features, and with it arrives a long overdue feature that restores the Model X’s self-presenting doors.
In 2023 Tesla removed the ultrasonic sensors (USS) from the Model X, after having already removed them from the Model 3 and Model Y. This resulted in the removal of one of the X’s signature features — its powered front doors.
This meant that if you were replacing an older Model X with the latest version, you’d lose some features. With update 2024.20.1, Tesla has addressed this issue and restored the self-presenting doors in the Model X.
Model X Self-Presenting Doors
When the driver or passenger approaches the Model X with the key fob or with a phone key, the door can automatically open to welcome the driver.
Once the driver is inside, they can close the door with a tap on the brake pedal. Before this update, Model X vehicles without USS had a lesser version of this feature which let the door unlatch and open a couple of inches, but not enough for the driver to get inside.
Update 2024.20.1 brings Model X vehicles the full ability of the self-presenting doors. The new approach is based on Tesla Vision – the same approach for Autopark. Tesla has had some fantastic progress with Tesla Vision lately, and we can expect more Vision-related improvements to come – including Advanced Smart Summon and Banish.
Video of Self-Presenting Doors
In the videos below you can see how the Model X self-presenting doors work in an older model (first video) versus how they worked in a 2023/2024 model before the 2024.20.1 update (second video).
