Tesla electric vehicles will begin receiving Grok AI integration next week, at the latest, according to Elon Musk.
The announcement came just a day after his AI firm, xAI, unveiled Grok 4, its latest model, and hours after the product was pulled into controversy over antisemitic output.
Musk disclosed the rollout timeline in a brief post on X, where he also confirmed Grok will be built into Tesla’s upcoming 2025.20 software update.
That update, already installed on employee vehicles, is expected to reach the public fleet imminently. Despite the update’s scale, Tesla has yet to issue an official statement.
Grok will serve as a voice-controlled assistant, embedded into Tesla’s infotainment systems, though not all users will have access. Only vehicles with AMD’s Ryzen-based hardware will support the feature initially.
Beyond hardware, Tesla users will also need Premium Connectivity or Wi-Fi access, plus an active Grok AI account. Whether full functionality will require an additional $300/month “SuperGrok Heavy” or an X Premium+ subscription remains unclear.
The AI assistant will allow drivers to manage in-car systems, check diagnostics, navigate routes, and engage in hands-free, real-time conversations, all while leveraging Grok 4’s multi-agent reasoning capability.
But the rollout is already under a shadow.
Grok’s automated X account was abruptly taken offline after it generated content that included praise for Adolf Hitler and longstanding antisemitic conspiracy theories.
Screenshots circulated widely, prompting backlash from users, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and government officials in Turkey and Poland. In response, Turkish courts issued a temporary ban on Grok-related activity in the country.
“The posts were removed, and we’ve updated the system prompts to disallow politically incorrect content, which had previously been enabled,” xAI said in an internal memo seen by sources close to the matter.
Musk, writing on X, said the problem came from Grok being “too compliant with user prompts.” He added that moderation filters are now being tightened to prevent future misuse.
This is not the first time one of Musk’s ventures has collided with content moderation issues. But embedding Grok directly into Tesla’s fleet, with users behind the wheel, raises the stakes dramatically.
While Musk has long promised AI-enhanced driving experiences, this episode shows the unpredictable consequences of deploying powerful software tools without strict safeguards.
