Tesla is making the use of its cars way easier and less stressful. How? By adding new features including the Apple Watch. With this addition, drivers can do tasks faster without using their mobile phones. What’s more, Tesla has a wider range of tools related to controlling the car from the wrist, checking security recordings, new entertainment options, and more. So, let’s find out more about what Tesla is doing.
Tesla and Apple Watch
Tesla has decided that some car features can be controlled directly from the Apple Watch. The idea is that tasks that are normally done with the mobile phone, now can be done from the wrist. This makes the daily experience of driving more fluid and reduces mobile phone dependency to do fast actions.
What the Apple Watch can do
With this function, the Apple Watch becomes a kind of ‘’key’’ that allows drivers to:
- Unlock the car.
- Open the front trunk (frunk).
- Warm up the cabin.
- Check the vehicle’s charge level.
Before, people had to rely on their phone or use third-party smartwatch apps to do these things. Now, everything is part of Tesla’s official system, making the experience smoother and more reliable. It is especially helpful when someone steps outside briefly or discovers too late that they forgot their phone inside the house or the car.
Videos
Another important function Tesla has added is the possibility to check Dashcam and Sentry Mode recordings from the mobile phone. This is helpful for:
- Watching recorded clips.
- Reviewing incidents.
- Save 30-second video segments to share.
This is very practical if there’s an accident and you need to show what happened to the police or your insurance company.
Visual and entertainment improvements
Tesla also is adding new functions related to appearance and entertainment inside the car, and some of them are especially thought for the Cybertruck drivers. Among the functions they can find:
- New custom wraps and license plates shown on the car’s screen
- A fun 3D model that can turn into a Tesla Bot riding in a “cyber sleigh”
- New arcade games for rear passengers
- A larger rear camera view, with the ability to zoom in with finger gestures
‘’Auto-shift’’ system
Tesla also expanded its automatic gear-shifting system to newer versions of the Model 3. This system tries to predict whether the driver wants to move forward or backward. The goal is to reduce the need for manual shifting and make driving smoother.
For some drivers, this replaces a familiar control layout, but the intention is to reduce small steps that make driving feel slower or more complicated.
How these features reduce daily stress
Moving important controls to the wrist helps remove many small frustrations. Instead of reaching for a phone or walking back to the car to open the trunk, the driver can act instantly. These small improvements add up and make daily routines feel easier and more predictable.
This frees the driver from unnecessary interruptions, allowing them to move through their day with less tension.
Stronger safety features
New improvements! Tesla also improved some features so that drivers can drive their cars feeling safer. Some of those improvements are:
- Rear cross-traffic alerts: when the driver reverses, the car highlights approaching vehicles or pedestrians with a red bar on the backup camera and plays sound alerts.
- The music automatically lowers when reversing: this gives the driver a clearer sense of their surroundings.
These updates are especially helpful in parking lots and tight spaces.
Better navigation tools
Tesla improved navigation with several new features:
- Drivers can choose their preferred arrival energy
- They can search for stops along the route
- They can see how long each detour adds
- Weather and precipitation information appears on the map
These tools help drivers plan trips more easily, especially when charging opportunities are limited.
There’s more!
Tesla also expanded in-car options such as:
- A new Sirius XM app
- Upgrades to TuneIn
- Maintenance summaries inside the vehicle
- The ability to adjust empty passenger seats from the screen
- Alerts when someone pulls a door handle
- A new party game called Boomerang Fu
- The well-known “fart app” triggered when someone sits down
These features mix practicality with humor and personalization, making the car feel more dynamic and fun.
So, as you can see Tesla continues improving the experience behind the wheel by focusing on what makes driving easier and more relaxed.