Tesla Voice Commands
by Tesla
Tesla's in-cabin voice control for navigation, climate, media, and vehicle settings.
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TL;DR
Best for tesla drivers using the right-scroll-wheel voice button for hands-free vehicle control. Pricing: Included with vehicle.
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Pricing
Included with vehicle
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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.
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 diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | 7 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Tesla Voice Commands vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Tesla Voice Commands | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Not verified | $4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup |
| Speaker diarization | Not verified | Yes |
| Word timestamps | Not verified | Yes |
| Streaming | Not verified | No |
| Languages | 7 | 99 |
| Platforms | Hardware | Web, API, MCP |
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