Tesla Cybertruck’s New Off-Road Features Mirror Competitors

The Tesla Cybertruck is getting an off-road upgrade via the internet.

Several new features will soon be sent to the pickup’s computer system via an over-the-air update.

Among them are new driving features that optimize its suspension and all-wheel-drive system for “Overland” and “Baja” type terrain.

Overland is focused on rock, gravel, deep snow, or sand, while Baja also reduces the stability control, which would seem to be for high-speed driving on loose surfaces.

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It will also enable the Cybertruck’s electro-mechanical differentials on the Dual Motor trim. The tri-motor Cyberbeast also has a front locking differential, but its rear “locker” will be a traction management system that ensures that the twin motors provide power to the wheel with the most traction in challenging situations. These changes should significantly improve the Cybertruck’s rock climbing capability, which has been demonstrated as wanting in countless social media videos.

The traction control and load management programming for the adaptive suspension have also been recalibrated and Tesla has added a Trail Assist low-speed off-road cruise control that sounds similar to Toyota’s Crawl Control and Ford’s Trail Control.

Tesla has also mirrored some ideas from its electric rival Rivian for a new CyberTent mode that’s meant to be used with the bed-top CyberTent accessory. Like Rivian’s Camp Mode, it uses the air suspension to level the vehicle on uneven surfaces and allows for the power and climate control to remain operational with drivetrain turned off.

Tesla didn’t say exactly when the updates would be available.

Tesla recently pushed new software to the Cybertruck that increased the maximum angle of its rear-wheel steering from 3% to 10%, although early models required the installation of a new steering actuator with this range at no charge.

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