Tesla Voice Commands

by Tesla

Tesla's in-cabin voice control for navigation, climate, media, and vehicle settings.

TL;DR

Tesla's in-cabin voice control for navigation, climate, media, and vehicle settings.

Best for tesla drivers using the right-scroll-wheel voice button for hands-free vehicle control. Pricing: Included with vehicle.

Category
Products
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
Included with vehicle
Platforms
Hardware

What it is

Tesla rolled its own voice stack rather than licensing Cerence. The 2025 voice-command grammar covers nav, climate, software settings, and a limited free-form mode for media search.

Best for: Tesla drivers using the right-scroll-wheel voice button for hands-free vehicle control.
Watch out for: Cloud-routed ASR; requires an active connection; no third-party voice assistant integration on Tesla.

Install / use

Included with all Tesla vehicles

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeYes
Languages supported7
HIPAA eligibleNo

Tesla Voice Commands vs Whipscribe

FeatureTesla Voice CommandsWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
PricingIncluded with vehiclefree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
StreamingYesNo
Languages799
PlatformsHardwareWeb, API, MCP

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