Most of the Tesla fleet has now been updated to Tesla version 2026.8. If you’re on the FSD branch, you’re unfortunately still stuck on update 2026.2 for now. Those owners will likely receive a FSD v14.3 build with the Spring Update in the coming weeks, completely bypassing update 2026.8.
While update 2026.8 was fairly small, it did include various features, including Blind Spot Warning While Parked for the Cybertruck, Comfort Braking that makes braking smoother for the new Model Y, the ability to hide navigation suggestions, and Autopilot being renamed to Self-Driving.
One of the biggest features of the update was actually not mentioned in the release notes, which was the improvements to the Dashcam Viewer, which now automatically categorizes videos.
Dashcam Viewer Improvements
Tesla will now show recent Dashcam video at the top of the Dashcam Viewer. This makes it easier to see recent footage that was not saved.
As Tesla points out, this footage is continuously overwritten, and the vehicle retains only the last hour of unsaved footage.
In update 2026.8, Tesla is increasing the number of hours of unsaved footage to (up to) 24 hours.
Driver Profile
The Tesla app will now show you which Tesla driver profile is selected in the vehicle under Security & Drivers.
While drivers can use any driver profile they’d like, unless it’s protected by a PIN, this gives you a good idea of who is currently driving the vehicle.
The profile name also appears even when the vehicle isn’t being driven. In those cases, it’ll show the last used profile.
In addition to the profile name, a Bluetooth icon may also be displayed, which shows whether the current device is being used as a phone key for the vehicle.
This feature requires vehicle update 2026.8 and a recent app update.
Slovak Language Support
This update adds additional language support. The vehicle menus and settings have now been localized to Slovak.
Service Mode Improvements
Speakers Panel Update - Check Speakers Action
The Check Speakers action was added to the speakers panel to support diagnosis of speaker circuitry and allow users to confirm speaker circuit functionality.
Models: Model 3 and Model Y with AMD Ryzen infotainment processor, Model S (2021+), Model X (2021+), Cybertruck
Mid Voltage Panel Update - Jump Posts and Front Trunk Access
The Mid Voltage (MV) Power Distribution panel was updated to show the jump post state, voltage measurement, current measurement, and front trunk access connectors. This allows for more visibility and usage of jump posts on the User Interface (UI)
Models: Cybertruck
Panel Updates - DTC Component Mapping
Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTs) are now mapped to affected components in the Drive Unit, HV Battery, Thermal, and Charging panels. When a confirmed DTC appears in the Alerts & DTCs panel, users can also see which specific component is affected within these panels.
Models: Model 3 and Model Y with AMD Ryzen infotainment processor, Model S (2021+), Model X (2021+)
Spring Update
Many owners have already received the next update, version 2026.14, so be sure to check out those release notes and the undocumented changes we’ve compiled so far. For those still on 2026.2 with FSD v14.3, we expect Tesla to merge FSD with the Spring Update once FSD v14.3 is stable and goes wide.
