Tesla’s latest software update, version 2025.38, is rolling out with a long list of upgrades to Full Self-Driving (FSD) visualizations. The update adds new, more detailed representations of everyday and specialized vehicles, helping drivers better understand what their car’s cameras and neural networks are identifying in real time.
According to a deep dive of the code of 2025.38 by noted hacker @greentheonly, among the new visuals added through this update are ambulances, fire trucks, school buses, garbage trucks, street sweepers, golf carts, scooters, skateboarders, strollers, and even trains and trams.
Interestingly, Tesla has also added visualizations for European-style semi trucks and added support for three-wheeled trailers and wheelchairs, suggesting these visualizations will be enabled for both Autopilot and FSD, as the latter is not yet officially available in that region, although it may be launched in Sweden soon.
Here is the full list of new visualizations, along with a picture of each individual asset:
- Ambulance
- Firetruck
- Garbage Truck
- School bus
- European Semi Truck
- Golf Cart
- Scooter
- Skateboarder
- Stroller
- Street Sweeper
- Trailer
- Train
- Tram
- Wheelchair
These changes mark the most significant visualization refresh in several years. Until now Tesla’s FSD system displayed only basic shapes for vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists. Over time, Tesla has added more specific visual elements, including construction cones, traffic lights, lane markings, and motorcycles, however even some of these, like cones, have disappeared in recent FSD versions.
The 2025.38 release takes this further by distinguishing between different types of large vehicles and mobility devices, adding both realism and safety context to what the car perceives.
These improvements may also serve a practical purpose. When FSD recognizes that it’s approaching a school bus, for example, the system might now be able to react differently than it would for a standard car, allowing for more cautious and legally compliant behaviour. The same logic applies to emergency vehicles and street sweepers—situations where accurate classification can improve the car’s decision-making and increase driver confidence.
Many owners have been anticipating this upgrade since Tesla first teased new emergency-vehicle visualizations several years ago. Previous updates introduced light-bar detection for flashing emergency lights, but they didn’t show the actual emergency vehicles on screen. Similarly, Cybertruck owners have been waiting for their trucks to appear in the visualization as the angular pickup truck it is, rather than as a generic pickup after this was teased earlier this year by lead engineer Wes Morrill.
The update builds on Tesla’s broader focus on situational awareness and interface design. Alongside the expanded object list, the 2025.38 update also brings enhanced 3D building maps, new scroll wheel functions, updated camera views for Cybertruck, and more dynamic charging animations.
Tesla also thought about the mobile connector! pic.twitter.com/kuDo7doc1P
— Max Bracco (@max_bracco) October 11, 2025
