Tesla Cybertruck finally gets more off-road controls

The Tesla Cybertruck is yet getting an off-road mode via an over-the-air package update, allowing early owners of nan monstrous electrical motortruck to yet get granular 4x4-style features that were promised from nan start.

The news comes via a station by Tesla’s Cybertruck relationship connected X, which shared an image of nan Off-Road Mode surface pinch different settings, options for locking differentials, nan expertise to move disconnected rear steering, and more. Off-Road Mode has 2 main settings: Overland Mode for accordant handling and amended traction connected rock, gravel, snow, and sand, positive a Baja Mode that improves equilibrium and “handles much freely.”

Wes Morrill, whose X floor plan lists them arsenic nan lead Cybertruck engineer, besides posted immoderate much details astir nan update. Morrill notes nan app allows for a speedy look astatine nan vitals of nan car, on-board camera feeds you tin swipe through, arsenic good arsenic one-touch controls for nan off-road features.

Cybertruck owners tin moreover get speedy entree to Wade Mode that raises nan motortruck to grip heavy h2o situations — which is not covered nether warranty contempt CEO Elon Musk’s saying for years that nan Model S and nan Cybertruck tin act for illustration a vessel for short periods.

Tesla has besides launched CyberTent mode, which levels nan motortruck connected horizon, runs nan AC, keeps nan tonneau screen open, and keeps nan outlets powered. The characteristic is designed to activity successful conjunction pinch Tesla’s disfigured but functional Basecamp shelter add-on. Tesla was trading nan $3,000 kit to Cybertruck owners for much than a period — earlier nan package to afloat utilize it was available.