Tesla has updated some of the vehicle images in the Robotaxi app. They now show the vehicle with its brake lights on and indicate that the vehicle is parked with a round P icon.

Tesla appears to also be redoing the buttons in the app with animations. There’s a new Start Ride button with 15 animation states.

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Tesla now offers Apple Pay as a payment option. Apple Pay will show up as a payment option automatically under payments.

While Apple Pay isn’t the default payment option, you can set it as such by tapping on Apple Pay. While the regular Tesla app also supports Apple Pay, it only shows up as an option during checkout and it doesn’t appear in the regular Payment/Wallet menu.

In this update, Tesla is creating a new set of commands. While some of these commands, like Pull Over, already exist, Tesla is introducing a few new ones, like Disengage Driverless and Recovery Mode. However, it’s not exactly clear what they mean yet.

Some of these commands, like Reset Infotainment, could be tied to the new icons we’re seeing on the Robotaxi.

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Tesla Robotaxis recently added a “Edit Destination” button to the screen. However, tapping it just told you to use the Robotaxi app to edit the destination.

With this update, tapping the button will now send the user a notification that lets them easily edit the destination.

Tesla has added code to the Robotaxi app that suggests they’re getting closer to releasing an Android version.

New phrases include:

'android_native_alicorn_arrival_text': '{{duration}} min away • {{arrivalTime}} arrival',

'android_native_alicorn_destination_arriving': 'Arriving at Destination',

'android_native_alicorn_eta_text': '{{duration}} min away',

'android_native_alicorn_wait_for_vehicle_to_stop': 'Wait for the vehicle to stop',

Tesla has added Home and Work addresses, along with address verification, to the Robotaxi app.

The Home and Work addresses will likely be automatically available and retrieved from your Tesla account. It’d use the same Home and Work addresses that are available in your vehicle and be available to the Robotaxi app, thanks to Tesla’s cloud profiles.

'personal_info_add_home': 'Add Home', 'personal_info_add_work': 'Add Work',

'personal_info_home_address': 'Home Address',

'personal_info_work_address': 'Work Address',

In addition, Tesla now appears to be verifying addresses after they’re saved, according to new phrases found in the app:

'save_address': 'Save {{address_type}}',

'save_address_success': '{{address_type}} Added',

'save_unreachable_address': 'Save Anyway',

Tesla has added a new snowfall effect to the Robotaxi app. Snowflakes start appearing when you begin a trip. The source code in the Robotaxi app reveals that this snowfall effect runs for a specific period, but doesn’t specify when it’ll end.

The snowfall effect only occurs while a trip is active. These are some of the phrases in the source code:

"Snowfall END TIMER"

"Snowfall START TIMER: "

"Trip became active, show snowfall"

Tesla has improved the feedback portion of the Robotaxi app. You can attach photos, and some feedback categories now also require a photo to be uploaded.

Some of the categories include: audio quality, booking, can’t find vehicle, car condition, cleanliness, damage, pricing and long wait.

These are some of the new phrases in the app source:

'alicorn_feedback_image_required_for': 'Image required for {{category}}',

These are the three new assets in this Robotaxi app update. In addition to the two new snowflakes that are used for the snowfall effect. Tesla is also requiring users to use Precise Location on iOS, instead of Coarse Location.

The Robotaxi uses the user’s location to determine where to pick them up, and coarse location settings don’t provide the level of accuracy needed.

The app will now tell the user how to enable precise location on their device and indicate whether their level of location accuracy is insufficient to use the Robotaxi app.

'alicorn_gps_accuracy_subtitle': 'Move to an open area and ensure Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are on', 'alicorn_gps_accuracy_subtitle_precise_location': 'Enable Precise Location',
'alicorn_warning_pill_gps_accuracy': 'Improve phone location accuracy',