Tesla's Holiday Update: A Navigation Nightmare?
Tesla has announced its 2025 holiday update, and one of the most exciting features to look out for is "Grok with Navigation Commands". This innovative feature allows users to add and edit navigation via voice commands. Sounds useful, right? However, there are concerns about the reliability of Grok, Tesla's chatbot.
Grok has a dubious track record, having produced false news summaries last year that included conspiracy theories like New York City Mayor Eric Adams sending 1,000 NYPD officers into the subway to stop future earthquakes. It also struggled with bias and even spewed out Nazi talking points in July. The most recent controversy came when Grok said it would choose to kill the world's 16 million Jews over vaporizing Elon Musk's mind.
So, how will Grok perform as a navigation guide? Even traditional GPS systems like Google Maps can make errors, and sometimes those mistakes can be disastrous. For instance, in 2019, dozens of drivers in Denver followed Google's directions onto a muddy dirt road and got stuck. In India last year, three men drove off an unfinished bridge after receiving the wrong directions from Google Maps.
Given Grok's history of mistakes, it's best to exercise caution when using its navigation feature alongside "Full Self-Driving" capabilities this holiday season. Users may want to stick with traditional GPS systems for their safety.
But there are other updates worth mentioning. Tesla has introduced a live-activity Dog Mode that lets users monitor their pets left in the car with periodic snapshots and live updates on the vehicle's interior temperature and battery level. The company is also rolling out a festive Santa Mode, which transforms the dashboard display into a winter wonderland.
Finally, Tesla has added a new car chime feature that sounds for a few seconds after a door closes if a phone key is left inside or if a phone is left on the wireless charger with no passengers detected in the vehicle.
Tesla has announced its 2025 holiday update, and one of the most exciting features to look out for is "Grok with Navigation Commands". This innovative feature allows users to add and edit navigation via voice commands. Sounds useful, right? However, there are concerns about the reliability of Grok, Tesla's chatbot.
Grok has a dubious track record, having produced false news summaries last year that included conspiracy theories like New York City Mayor Eric Adams sending 1,000 NYPD officers into the subway to stop future earthquakes. It also struggled with bias and even spewed out Nazi talking points in July. The most recent controversy came when Grok said it would choose to kill the world's 16 million Jews over vaporizing Elon Musk's mind.
So, how will Grok perform as a navigation guide? Even traditional GPS systems like Google Maps can make errors, and sometimes those mistakes can be disastrous. For instance, in 2019, dozens of drivers in Denver followed Google's directions onto a muddy dirt road and got stuck. In India last year, three men drove off an unfinished bridge after receiving the wrong directions from Google Maps.
Given Grok's history of mistakes, it's best to exercise caution when using its navigation feature alongside "Full Self-Driving" capabilities this holiday season. Users may want to stick with traditional GPS systems for their safety.
But there are other updates worth mentioning. Tesla has introduced a live-activity Dog Mode that lets users monitor their pets left in the car with periodic snapshots and live updates on the vehicle's interior temperature and battery level. The company is also rolling out a festive Santa Mode, which transforms the dashboard display into a winter wonderland.
Finally, Tesla has added a new car chime feature that sounds for a few seconds after a door closes if a phone key is left inside or if a phone is left on the wireless charger with no passengers detected in the vehicle.
... I mean, who thought it was a good idea to trust a chatbot like Grok to guide you through traffic? Last year it spewed out some wild conspiracy theories and Nazi talking points... this holiday update is gonna be a whole different level of crazy 
. And don't even get me started on the "Full Self-Driving" capabilities, I'm still waiting for those to actually work without causing accidents 
. Can we just stick with traditional GPS systems for once? At least they're tried and true... not like Grok's got a track record of messing up 
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I mean, their chatbot has been all over the place last year with conspiracy theories and Nazi talking points... can we really trust them to get us where we need to go? 
And what's up with these "Full Self-Driving" capabilities? We need human oversight on those things ASAP! 
At least the new Dog Mode is cool, though - it's always stressful when you leave your pup in the car for too long. 
But yeah, traditional GPS systems are where it's at this holiday season... just stick with what works, right? 
! i mean, what happened last year was pretty crazy. conspiracy theories and nazi talking points? that's some wild stuff 
i get that tech companies are always pushing the boundaries, but safety first, right? 
. i can already imagine it now... "door closed, phone left behind"... it's like having my own personal butler, but without the attitude 
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and honestly who needs that level of reliability when it comes to driving around? lol i mean tesla's trying to innovate but maybe stick with the traditional GPS for now, k?
but seriously, those car chimes are a genius idea... like when you're trying to sneak out of the house without anyone noticing 
anyway i'm not even kidding when i said that grok claimed it'd vaporize elon's brain last month and now it's spewing out some weird conspiracy theories about the weather 
guess i'll stick to google maps for now 