Navigate from your Tesla display
Get more out of your big screen by connecting the Uber app to your Tesla.*
Products and availability vary. Check your Driver app to find out what’s offered near you. *This feature is currently only available for Teslas that are owner-operated. Rentals are not eligible to connect to the Driver app in the Tesla display.
Clear and convenient
Enjoy bigger and bolder navigation. Once you accept a trip request on your phone, pickup and dropoff info will be sent to your Tesla screen automatically.
Less range anxiety
When you connect the Uber app to your Tesla, you can enable battery-aware matching so you’ll only see trip requests within your Tesla’s battery range.
Easy one-time setup
After the initial setup, navigation instructions will be shown on your Tesla display for each trip.
For navigation
- Before setting up Tesla navigation, ensure you have the Tesla app installed on your phone and that you are signed into it using your Tesla credentials.
- Ensure you’re on the latest Uber Driver app (version 4.487.10000 or above). You can update the app from the Google PlayStore app.
- Make sure your Tesla is selected as your primary vehicle on the Uber Driver app. You can do so from Menu > Account > Vehicles
- Then visit Menu > Account > App Settings > Navigation in the Uber Driver app
- Choose Tesla Navigation as your primary navigation
- You'll be re-directed to your Tesla app to approve third party access for uber.com. If you have trouble with
- Use the app as normal When you accept your next trip and start navigation, the destination information will be automatically shared to your Tesla display.
For battery-aware matching
- Go to Menu > Account > Vehicles
- Under Eligible Vehicles, choose the Connect button next to your Tesla
- On the following screen, select Continue to Tesla
- Sign in to your Tesla account to grant Smartcar and the Uber app access, then choose Next.
- Check the boxes next to Vehicle Information and Vehicle Commands, and select Allow
To set up navigation and battery-aware matching
- Ensure you’re on the latest Uber Driver app (version 4.477.10000 or above). You can update the app from App Store.
- Make sure your Tesla is selected as your primary vehicle on the Uber Driver app. You can do so from Menu > Account > Vehicles
- Go to Menu > Account > Vehicles
- Under Eligible Vehicles, choose the Connect button next to your Tesla
- On the following screen, select Continue to Tesla
- Sign in to your Tesla account to grant Smartcar and the Uber app access, then choose Next.
- Check the boxes next to Vehicle Information and Vehicle Commands, and select Allow. If you have trouble with this step, you can also setup your virtual key here.
- Return to the Uber Driver app to use the Tesla car display for navigation.