Tesla continues to test and refine Full Self-Driving changes across its commercial driverless fleet before pushing software updates to private customer garages. A subtle visual update has surfaced inside active Robotaxi vehicles, replacing the generic navigation pointer on the corner mini-map with an actual top-down car render.
The visual change was spotted during a passenger trip by Aryan Butala (@butala_aryan), who shared a photo of the updated display on X and noted:
“Tesla @Robotaxi now appears to show the actual car on the corner minimap. I believe it used to show a red arrow like the customer version of FSD.”
The shared photo shows the upper right route-tracking card rendering a color-matched red Model Y avatar rather than the standard chevron or arrow icon. Here’s what the navigation mini-map in the top-right corner currently looks like on consumer FSD (and what it previously looked like in Robotaxis):
Fleet Testing Ahead of Consumer Releases
This mini-map tweak offers a preview of what we believe will eventually land on customer vehicles in upcoming FSD updates.
Tesla has established a pattern of using its commercial ride-hailing fleet as an early software testbed. In fact, Tesla previously confirmed Robotaxis are already running early FSD v15 builds, while consumer vehicles remain on version 14.3.8.
Furthermore, primary development focus has also shifted to Tesla’s dedicated autonomy platforms. Because the Cybercab includes more powerful FSD hardware than current-gen consumer vehicles, engineers are building and testing FSD models on these vehicles first, before distilling them to run on consumer HW4 vehicles.
Distinguishing Vehicle Models on the Screen
The timing of this UI update aligns with fleet preparations in Texas. Regulatory records show that Tesla has started registering Cybercabs for its Robotaxi fleet ahead of the official Cybercab launch event in Austin later this week.
With the Cybercab widely expected to offer its first public rides during or after Thursday’s launch event, rendering precise vehicle graphics on the mini-map serves a practical role. As the commercial network scales up, displaying a top-down vehicle outline is a nice little touch that makes it immediately clear on the screen whether a passenger is riding in one of the retrofitted Model Y Robotaxis Tesla is currently operating or a purpose-built Cybercab two-seater.
Because UI tweaks and other improvements tested on Robotaxi displays routinely filter down to the consumer branch, Tesla owners running Full Self-Driving (Supervised) should expect this new mini-map graphic to land in future firmware updates.
