Tesla started rolling out firmware 2026.14 on 15 April 2026, with 2026.14.1 and 2026.14.2 following shortly after. While the marquee Hey Grok voice assistant and ambient blind-spot light strips are reserved for the newer AMD Ryzen cars, the Intel-based fleet does get a meaningful share of the Spring Update — enough to change the daily driving experience for owners of 2018-2021 Model 3 and Model Y cars and the previous-generation Model S and Model X.

What Intel-based cars get

The update lands on Model 3 and Model Y vehicles built before the MCU move to AMD, plus the legacy Model S and Model X. The highlights, confirmed by official release notes and by owner reports collected by NotATeslaApp, are:

  • Trip Stats — the old tile-style energy summary is replaced by detailed line graphs. Multiple trips can now be tracked and compared in the same view.
  • Dashcam buffer up to 24 hours — previously limited to about an hour, the rolling buffer now stretches across an entire day, and clips from the previous day can be saved permanently.
  • Weather maps redesign — richer colours, separate rendering for rain and snow, and an improved radar overlay.
  • Supercharger pricing filter — available in regions where pricing data is exposed by Tesla, now works across the Intel range.
  • Keyboard and dictation — dictation language automatically matches the selected on-screen keyboard, useful in bilingual households.
  • App icons in volume tile — the volume pop-up now shows the active app's icon, for example Spotify.
  • Music queue gestures — swipe right on a Spotify or Apple Music track to queue it, swipe left to add or remove it from Liked Songs.
  • Pet Mode — pick a dog, cat or hedgehog icon for the climate screen and add a pet name.
  • Driver Profiles in Settings — profiles are now accessible directly from the Settings menu instead of a dedicated tile.

What Intel-based cars don't get

The two biggest visible changes in the Spring Update — the Hey Grok voice assistant and the ambient interior light strips that glow red during blind-spot conflicts — require hardware the Intel cars do not have. Hey Grok needs the Ryzen's neural compute budget, and the light strips depend on RGB LEDs fitted only on facelift cars built from late 2023 onwards.

Tesla also held back the revised visualizations for the Intel fleet. Early videos of the 2026.14 stack on Ryzen cars show a denser road render with more non-Tesla vehicle shapes. On Intel hardware the visualization remains the pre-update look.

Rollout status in Europe

TeslaFi's firmware tracker shows 2026.14, 2026.14.1 and 2026.14.2 all rolling out on 22 April 2026 in European markets. European cars typically receive a later staging wave than North America, and owners report the update landing via Wi-Fi overnight. Full coverage of European markets should be complete within two weeks.

European owner notes

The Supercharger pricing filter has practical value on longer European trips where per-kWh rates vary widely by station and time of day. Norwegian and German owners already rely on third-party tools such as ABRP to plan around peak pricing, but seeing filtered pricing directly in the car makes in-transit stops easier to reshuffle.

The 24-hour Dashcam buffer matters for European drivers who rely on footage for insurance claims, particularly in France, Germany and Belgium where Dashcam use is permitted under strict conditions. Keep a USB stick with enough spare capacity — the buffer writes continuously and a 24-hour window consumes tens of gigabytes on a Model 3 or Model Y.

How to check your version

Open the touchscreen and navigate to Controls > Software to see the current version. If you are on 2026.8 or later, 2026.14 should arrive within days; owners on older 2025 firmware may need to wait for an interim step. Make sure the car is on Wi-Fi and plugged in overnight to maximise install reliability.