Tesla has begun rolling out mobile app version 4.59.0, the phone-side companion to the 2026 Summer Update that landed in vehicles the same week. Alongside the documented additions, the build carries the first code groundwork for something Tesla has never let owners do from the app before: command the Optimus humanoid robot.

What's new in 4.59

  • Self-Driving stats section — a dedicated area that surfaces your share of miles driven on Full Self-Driving, cumulative FSD distance, daily streaks and other usage data, mirroring the statistics the car already tracks in-vehicle.
  • Custom wrap uploads — owners can now upload their own PNG wrap designs through the app's Creations menu, without needing a USB drive plugged into the car.
  • Optimus robot commands — undocumented references discovered in the app's code point to early controls for Tesla's humanoid robot, including an emergency stop-and-resume function.

A stats home for Full Self-Driving

The headline documented feature is the new Self-Driving section. Until now, FSD usage data lived only inside the car; 4.59 pulls it into the phone, showing the percentage of your recent miles driven on FSD along with cumulative totals and streaks. Crucially, the stats are not limited to the newest cars — they work on both HW4 vehicles and older HW3 cars running FSD v14 Lite, so a large slice of the European fleet can see how much of their driving is now supervised-autonomous.

The section builds on the in-app Self-Driving hub Tesla has been assembling over several releases, turning what was once a buried settings toggle into a first-class part of the app.

Wraps without a USB drive

Custom vehicle wraps move fully into the app. Rather than side-loading a design file through a USB stick, owners can upload a PNG directly from their phone through the Creations menu. The feature requires a configured phone key and works on vehicles with either AMD or Intel infotainment computers, but it depends on the car running software version 2026.26 or later — so the app capability arrives slightly ahead of the firmware that unlocks it for everyone. There is a storage limit, with an option to replace older wraps once you hit it.

Groundwork for the robot

The most forward-looking find is undocumented: code strings in 4.59 reference controlling an Optimus robot, including an "emergency stop and resume" command and phone-key pairing that would restrict those commands to authorised users only. Nothing here is live or officially announced, and no European owner can command a robot today. But it signals that Tesla intends the same app you already use to unlock your car to eventually become the remote for its humanoid — a notable direction of travel even in an app that, like 4.58.6 before it, is nominally just a routine version bump.

App updates like 4.59 ship through the Apple App Store and Google Play separately from in-car firmware, and feature availability can vary by region and vehicle hardware. Owners who do not see the new options should confirm the app has updated to 4.59 or later and that their car is on a compatible build.