Elon Musk announces major upgrade to Tesla's Actually Smart Summon
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed that significant improvements are coming to Actually Smart Summon, the company's advanced parking feature. The update will enable vehicles to navigate multi-level parking garages, addressing a key limitation. This enhancement aims to make summoning a car from different floors more seamless for owners.
Tesla launched Actually Smart Summon (ASS) last September as an upgrade to its previous Summon feature within the Full Self-Driving program. ASS allows owners to summon their vehicle in locations like parking lots using the Tesla app, offering improvements in range, accuracy, and overall performance compared to earlier versions. However, it remains a work in progress with noted shortcomings, such as hesitation or failure in certain scenarios.
One Tesla owner highlighted ASS's potential in multi-level garages but pointed out its current inability to function reliably there, suggesting an altitude sensor to enable Full Self-Driving use in such environments. Elon Musk responded affirmatively on September 28, 2025, stating, "Not for long," indicating that this limitation would soon be resolved.
The planned improvement would allow users to wait at the ground floor exit and summon their car from an upper level, avoiding elevators, stairs, and other hassles. This builds on ASS's unique capabilities, which the article describes as one of Tesla's coolest features. Personal experiences shared by the author include instances where ASS stopped prematurely or hesitated, as illustrated in a September 6, 2025, Teslarati tweet depicting a failed summon attempt.
While ASS has shown progress since its initial release, further refinements are needed for complex scenarios. Musk's announcement underscores Tesla's ongoing efforts to enhance autonomous parking functionality.