Following its initial debut in North America, Tesla is officially bringing xAI’s powerful Grok AI assistant to the Southern Hemisphere. As per the release notes for software update 2025.2.6.1, Tesla has begun rolling out Grok with Navigation Commands to owners across Australia and New Zealand.
Instead of relying on rigid, pre-programmed voice commands, this update transforms the navigation system into a more modern experience with conversational AI, making route and trip planning easier and more intuitive.
This is the second international rollout of Grok, following last week's launch in Europe.
The Magic of Natural Language Routing
Tesla’s standard voice commands, which are still available, require precise and specific phrasing to work correctly. With the integration of Grok, your car can now understand complex, multi-layered requests using everyday, conversational language.
Grok can seamlessly add, edit, or completely reroute your destination on the fly. You can ask incredibly specific, context-aware questions, such as: “Navigate to the best Thai restaurant near me”, or “Find a Supercharger with a coffee shop nearby.”
Rather than fumbling with the touchscreen keyboard while driving or futzing with your phone, Grok handles the heavy lifting, figuring out what you want, and instantly routing your vehicle.
Who Gets Grok?
Just like with the original launch in North America and the subsequent European launch, Grok is not coming to the entire fleet.
Grok will be available for vehicles equipped with the AMD infotainment (MCU3) - older vehicles with the legacy Intel Atom processor don’t have the necessary on-board compute to run Grok as it currently stands.
We do believe that Tesla is actively working on bringing Grok to Intel-based vehicles, but we haven’t heard much since last summer. Intel owners can likely look forward to this feature eventually arriving on their vehicles.
Beyond the hardware, you’ll need to be on software update 2025.2.6, which has just begun rolling out to customers in the region. Finally, you’ll need to either be subscribed to Premium Connectivity or keep your vehicle connected to a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot to use Grok.
Expansion Continues
The rollout in Australia and New Zealand is the latest step in Tesla’s fairly rapid expansion of Grok. Tesla is hard at work integrating xAI’s conversational AI into your vehicle, including the future ability to dictate exactly how your vehicle parks at its destination.
We expect that Grok’s rollout will eventually expand to cover all of Tesla’s official service regions, with the exception of China. While Chinese owners may not be receiving Grok for some time due to data privacy regulations, they are receiving a more localized Smart Assistant, which now includes the “Hey, Tesla” wake word.
