Tesla Adds Options to Actually Smart Summon, Supports Sunglasses in FSD 12.5.4

September 24, 2024

By Karan Singh

@roger_kappler

Yesterday, Tesla released FSD v12.5.4 with update 2024.27.25. The update includes improvements to Tesla’s vision-based attention monitoring and Actually Smart Summon. This update initially rolled out to early-access testers yesterday, but since then, it has rolled out to more users, with the latest wave coming just moments ago.

This update includes more than just FSD bug fixes, so let’s take a look at what’s changed.

Actually Smart Summon Improvements

Actually Smart Summon is now officially known as Actually Smart Summon (Supervised), as per Tesla’s latest video on X (see it below). When Tesla released Actually Smart Summon, it added support for Tesla Vision, live camera feeds, and additional options.

Range Increase: Now, Tesla has brought even more improvements to the table. To start, Actually Smart Summon has had its range increased by about 50 feet – for a total range of 279 feet, or 85 meters. This also comes alongside a few new features, including completion and abort sounds.

Sounds: You can now choose to have the vehicle play a sound when Summon completes successfully. You can select from several – including Applause, “Ta Da,” “Ba-dum Tiss,” and Random. For now, unlike with your vehicle lock sounds, you can’t customize it just yet. To play summon sounds, your vehicle will need a functional Pedestrian Warning Speaker, or PWS. The abort sound only has one option right now – Emissions. Tesla’s engineers love their fart jokes.

Actually Smart Summon 🍑 enables your car to come to you from anywhere in the parking lot

You can also send it to a location of your choosing pic.twitter.com/oiTNtgPQog
— Tesla (@Tesla) September 23, 2024

Sadly, Actually Smart Summon is also missing a couple of features—HomeLink compatibility isn’t available for Summon, and Tesla says it's coming soon. The Side Clearance option, which previously let you choose between Standard and Tight clearances, is also gone.

For now, you’re also required to use Continuous Press to summon your vehicle. Usage without Continuous Press is coming soon though.

Actually Smart Summon Requirements

This new version of Actually Smart Summon also comes with some interesting requirements. Just like with previous versions, the doors, tailgate, and frunk must be closed before the vehicle is moved. However, the vehicle must also have a TPMS PSI of 34 or higher (on a Model 3 – this is likely the optimal PSI for your vehicle’s standard tires).

You’ll also need a Tesla app update – v4.37.0 is now the required version, which is currently available for iOS, but not available yet in the Google Play store..

The tire pressure requirement could be a big change, especially as many people who use aftermarket winter tire sets don’t run TPMS units. If you don’t have TPMS sensors in your tires, you may not be able to use Actually Smart Summon at all.

Update 2024.27.25

FSD Supervised 12.5.4

Installed on 6.0% of fleet

1 Install today

Last updated: Oct 11, 1:20 pm UTC

Vision-Based Attention Monitoring Improvements

The second major update with 2024.27.25 is for Vision-Based Attention Monitoring. Vision monitoring allows FSD to function without users constantly having their hands on the wheel. Instead, it monitors the driver’s eyes to see if they’re paying attention.

Previously, this was limited to users not wearing sunglasses, although Tesla said the functionality to support sunglasses use would be coming soon. With this update, users can wear sunglasses and enjoy no-nag Full Self Driving.

This is a major update, as one of the biggest consternations with FSD V12.5 was that while vision monitoring was fantastic, it wasn’t always available to the driver if they wanted to wear sunglasses.

An undocumented change for vision monitoring is that if it detects a device—such as a cellphone—in your hand, it will say “Attention Monitoring unavailable—Detected device in hand.” This popped up when the user, @WifeDirtyTesla, leaned her head on her hand while her elbow was on the center console. It may have appeared that she was holding a phone up to her head.

That’s definitely an interesting little undocumented change, and we’re glad to see that Tesla is working to improve user safety for FSD (Supervised).

The new

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Tesla's Robotaxi Event - We, Robot - Everything Announced

October 11, 2024

By Karan Singh

Sawyer Merrit on X

Did you miss Tesla’s biggest event since its inception? No worries, we have you covered.

We’ve got a straightforward and easy-to-digest recap below, split and organized by sections. Of course, we’ll dive into some of the bigger subjects in detail over the upcoming days, so stay tuned!

Event Info

· Tesla’s We, Robot event was centered on the future of autonomy

· 5 “neighbourhoods” were created.

· Westworld offered Texas BBQ and the stage for the event

· Metropolis had arcade games, and the ability to take a swing at Cybertruck!

· TSLA Theater had pizza and desserts, as well as a movie on a gigantic screen.

· New York brought a block party with live music and street performers, as well as street snacks.

· Finally, the last area was Merch – which, surprise – offered Tesla Merch, including gear, apparel, posters, and more.

· Elon Musk arrived in style in a Robotaxi to kick off the event.

Master Plan Part 4 Reference Poster

Jowua on X

General/Master Plan Part 4

· The event made multiple references to Master Plan Part 4, but we haven’t seen the official document yet.

· Today’s transportation infrastructure is too expensive, not safe, and not sustainable.

· 10 hours a week of use of consumer vehicles out of 168 hours a week.

· Unsupervised Full Self Driving – Fall asleep and wake up at your destination.

· Increased free time for humans

· Goal is to remove parking lots, as less will be needed in the future of autonomous vehicles.

· Create green space in the cities we live in.

AI Poster

Jowua on X

Robotaxi/Cybercab

· The Cybercab has 2 doors, 2 seats, and is a 4-wheeler, as expected.

· It has a front and rear lightbar, similar to Cybertruck.

· No paint, Cybertruck style finish.

· No rear or top glass.

· No steering wheel or pedals.

· Butterfly doors.

· Large center screen.

· Has large, hatch-like trunk

· 20 vehicles produced and ready at the event, with 30 additional Model Ys.

· Autonomous vehicles will be 10x safer than humans.

· Low cost for autonomous transit; $1/mi for buses, Cybercab around $0.2/mi ($0.4 after taxes and fees)

· Will be available for purchase

· Will cost below $30,000 USD.

· One person will be able to take care of a small fleet easily.

· Cybercab production begins before 2027.

· Comes with inductive charging.

· Tesla Social Media mentioned Fleet Management software.

· Tesla showed off an automated cleaning system in the video, vacuuming the vehicle, wiping the seats and screens.

· CyberCab will still be Vision-only, no need for radar or lidar.

· Call it once, and its available for you all day, for either quick trips or long trips.

Elon Musk Poster

Sawyer Merrit on X

RoboVan

· Tesla showed off a fully automous RoboVan with no front window.

· Up to 20 people or can be setup for goods transport.

· RoboVan has a Cyber aesthetic as well.

· Large glass sliding doors.

· Tesla seems to be going all-in on this aesthetic for its future vehicles.

· RoboVan can be adapted to school bus or RV use.

· RoboVan can also be adapted to personal use – this suggests it could be outfitted with a steering wheel and pedals.

The CyberVan arriving

Not a Tesla App

AI and Hardware

· Unsupervised FSD in Texas and California in 2025, with Model 3 and Model Y.

· Unsupervised FSD for S, X, and CT in the future.

· AI has lived “a million lives” so it’s been trained on numerous odd situations.

· Always pays attention and is always fully aware of its surroundings.

· 10-30x safer than humans.

· Focus on Tesla Vision – full autonomy, unsupervised for S, 3, X, Y, and CT.

· Cybercab will have AI5, will have oversized compute compared to what’s required.

· Distributed inference compute brought up again.

· No news on inductive charging for other vehicles.

The Optimus Poster

Jowua on X

Optimus

· Optimus was brought out on stage again, walked alongside employees.

· Attendees were allowed to interact with Optimus robots, they walked around with them.

· Optimus robots served drinks at the bar.

· Expected to cost $20K-$30K USD.

· Will be an autonomous robotic assistant that can help with household tasks.

· It can also be a humanoid friend, teacher, babysitter, etc.,

· Elon mentioned the risks of AI Super Intelligence, and having to address it.

· People were able to talk and interact with the Optimus units on the ground at the event. They could converse, dance, pour rinks, play rock paper scissors (and win!)

· Guests were not allowed to touch the Optimus units in the crowd, as they were still being escorted by employees, likely for safety reasons.

Another poster referencing Master Plan IV.

Jowua on X

If you missed the event, you can also see the entire thing on YouTube!

Tesla 'We, Robot' Robotaxi Event: How and Where to Watch [Updated]

October 10, 2024

By Karan Singh

Not a Tesla App

Tesla’s Robotaxi event is coming up later today, and there’s lots of hype. It’s absolutely going to be a must-see event, so we’ve outlined how you can watch it tonight.

We’re even running a Robotaxi Event Prediction Contest – so go sign up to win some prizes from our fantastic sponsors.

If you weren’t one of the lucky lottery winners who managed to snag a ticket, there are a few ways to watch the Robotaxi event.

When

Tesla says the event will start at 10 PM EST or 7 PM PST. However, expect it to start fashionably late as usual. The agenda Tesla has provided is below.

Watch Live

The event is expected to be available on X, YouTube, and Tesla’s website. The links for X and YouTube are below. We’ll update this as the day goes along and Tesla adds additional sources.

Watch the Robotaxi event live on X.
Watch on YouTube (below)

Agenda

This is the agenda Tesla has provided. All times are PST.

3:00 PM: Parking Lot Opens

5:00 PM: Doors Open

5:30 PM: Check-In Begins

7:00 PM: Remarks

Watch in Tesla Showrooms

Tesla is also running events at its local showrooms worldwide. Many of these pop-up events have been organized by the Tesla showrooms or in conjunction with local Tesla Owner’s Club groups.

You can go to Tesla’s Events Page here and see if there are any showrooms open in your region. These events are in-person, and a good way to hang out with local Tesla fans and owners to watch one of the biggest events in Tesla’s history. If you don’t see an event listed, try calling your local Tesla showroom or contacting your local Owner’s Club. Other events may be running locally that you could attend.