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Tesla Smart Summon: 'ready in 6 weeks' in 2018, delivered late

Elon Musk promised Advanced Summon ready in about six weeks by Dec 13, 2018. It happened, but 0.8 years late.

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“Tesla advanced Summon ready in ~6 weeks! Just an over-the-air software upgrade, so will work on all cars made in past 2 years (Autopilot hardware V2+).”
— Elon Musk · Nov 1, 2018 · @elonmusk on X, Nov 1 2018 ↗
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What actually happened

Musk said on November 1 2018 that advanced Summon was about six weeks away. Tesla shipped it as Smart Summon in software V10 on September 26 2019, about nine months late. TechCrunch Sep 26 2019 — V10 adds Smart Summon ↗

The Progression

Nov 1, 2018
The promise: “Tesla advanced Summon ready in ~6 weeks! Just an over-the-air software upgrade, so will work on all cars made in past 2 years (Autopilot hardware V2+).” · @elonmusk on X, Nov 1 2018 ↗
Sep 26, 2019
Delivered · Late — 0.8 years late. Musk said on November 1 2018 that advanced Summon was about six weeks away. Tesla shipped it as Smart Summon in software V10 on September 26 2019, about nine months late. TechCrunch Sep 26 2019 — V10 adds Smart Summon ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Delivered · Late · 0.8 years late. It happened — eventually.

On November 1 2018 Elon Musk said Tesla's advanced Summon would be ready in about six weeks as an over-the-air update. It reached owners as Smart Summon in September 2019.

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