Tesla is giving drivers more control over how the driving environment renders on screen. A new display option allows owners to customize their camera scale, locking in their preferred view of surrounding traffic.
The option originally debuted as part of Tesla’s Summer 2026 feature drop, which started hitting customer vehicles last week as software update 2026.26. However, it was limited to Model S and Model X builds in that release. Now, Tesla is expanding the feature to Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in software update 2026.26.1, including both Intel and AMD infotainment hardware generations.
@Ardox90, who received the feature on their 2023 HW3 Model Y, highlighted the rollout on X with a video of the new setting in action:
So sieht es dann im Fahrzeug aus und es hält die entsprechende Zoom-Einstellung pic.twitter.com/PYs6TvyM2W
— Ardox (@Ardox90) July 31, 2026
Preset Zoom Levels Over Dynamic Scaling
Up until now, the central display automatically zoomed in and out on its own depending on driving context. If you were cruising down an empty road, the screen zoomed in to show close-up details around your vehicle. Approaching an intersection triggered an automatic zoom-out to show cross traffic and surrounding lanes.
With this update, drivers can override that automatic behavior. Navigating to Controls > Self-Driving and tapping on Visualization Camera Zoom brings up three distinct scale presets:
0.5x zoom for a wider perspective of surrounding traffic
1x zoom for a standard balanced view
2x zoom for a close-up look right around your vehicle frame
Selecting any preset locks the visualization UI to that specific scale, maintaining your chosen framing instead of constantly adjusting dynamically as traffic conditions change.
Fleet Availability and FSD Integration
The visualization zoom control is rolling out for Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y vehicles. It’s supported across both older Intel Atom processors and newer AMD Ryzen chips. While Model 3 and Model Y vehicles require update 2026.26.1 to access the toggle, it remains unclear whether the Cybertruck will receive it in this same wave.
The toggle appears to be tied directly to Full Self-Driving, only showing up for owners who have purchased FSD or have active subscriptions.
This addition lands alongside a stacked feature drop. As we detailed in our breakdown of Tesla’s 2026.26 Summer Update, the release packs additions like in-browser video calls, preferred route learning, and a redesigned Caraoke app that includes live scoring.
We’ll have to wait as more owners get the update and this feature to see exactly how this custom visualization scaling behaves and whether it applies to standard manual driving as well, or just when FSD is active.
