Tesla’s 2026 Summer Update, released as software version 2026.26 and refined in a follow-up 2026.26.1 patch, adds scoring to Caraoke, the automaker’s in-car karaoke app. The official release notes describe it this way: “Caraoke now scores your singing while in Park. Earn stars and track your high scores in the My Karaoke tab.”
How it works
The scoring feature only works when the car is stopped. Tesla Oracle, which covered the update on August 4, quotes the release notes stating: “Caraoke now scores your singing while in Park. High scores are saved to your Tesla profile.” So you cannot pull up a live score while driving — the car has to be shifted into Park first. Once it is, your saved profile keeps track of your best results in the My Karaoke tab.
The release notes also mention a rear-display update: passengers can tap a queue button to bring up a QR code, scan it with their phone, and add songs to the queue themselves.
Do you need a subscription
Yes. The release notes list Caraoke with Scoring as a feature that “Requires Premium Connectivity”, Tesla’s paid data plan that runs about $10 a month in the US and also covers music and video streaming, live traffic maps, and satellite view. The scoring feature also needs the newer AMD-based infotainment computer that ships in the current Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, and Cybertruck, according to the release notes.
Not every car has it yet
Like other Tesla software releases, the Summer Update is rolling out gradually instead of landing on every car at once. As of Tesla Oracle’s August 4 report, the update had reached roughly 15 to 20 percent of the fleet, and the outlet noted that some Hardware 3 cars running FSD v14 Lite and Hardware 4 cars on FSD v14.3 had not yet received it. If Caraoke scoring hasn’t shown up in your car, check your software update settings — Tesla typically keeps expanding a rollout over the following weeks.
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