━━ COMPARE · TESLANAV
TeslaNav is back. Here's where each one fits.
TeslaNav pioneered community alerts on the Tesla screen, went dark when its Waze upstream cut API access, and is now back online — one page, no sign-in, straight to alerts. codriver runs in the same browser with a different scope: a community layer drivers feed themselves, plus every-network charger filters, synced favorites and rain radar. This page compares them fairly — including the things TeslaNav does better.
Side by side
Two live apps on the same screen. TeslaNav optimizes for zero friction; codriver optimizes for contribution and road-trip depth.
| ━━ COMPARED | TeslaNavBACK ONLINE · ZERO SETUP | codriverCOMMUNITY LAYER · FREE BETA |
|---|---|---|
| Project status | Live — back online after its 2025 shutdown | Live — in open beta, shipping weekly |
| In-Tesla MCU browser | Yes — same surface | Yes — same surface |
| Setup | None — open the page and drive | Free account + one-minute QR pair from your phone |
| Driver contribution | View-only | In-app + report, drive-by confirmation, custom feeds |
| Resilience to an upstream cut-off | Went dark once when its single upstream blocked access | Platform-owned schema; community + curated feeds keep it running |
| Camera positions | Via its upstream | OpenStreetMap-sourced, community-confirmed |
| Chargers — every network, smart filters | Out of scope | All networks · filtered by connector compatibility, cost + power |
| Saved destinations + favorites sync | Out of scope | Cross-device account, favorites persist |
| Rain radar | Out of scope | Live precipitation overlay |
| Pricing | Free | Free — every feature is free during the beta |
━━ WHAT THE ACCOUNT BUYS YOU
The features that can't exist without one.
codriver's one-minute QR pairing isn't a paywall — everything is free during the beta. It's what makes these three things possible at all.
Drivers report
Tap "+" on the Tesla screen. Position, heading, speed snap into the report automatically. Your data, your network.
Drivers confirm
Drive past a proposed pin in your forward cone (~80 m) and a non-blocking toast asks 👍 / 👎. Three confirms promote it.
Your map follows you
Favorites and saved destinations sync between phone, laptop and the car. Plan on the couch, drive from the screen.
━━ QUESTIONS TESLANAV USERS ACTUALLY ASK
FAQ
Is TeslaNav back online?
Yes. TeslaNav went dark when Waze blocked its API access, and it came back online in 2026. If you were a TeslaNav user waiting for it to return — it's there, and it's still the fastest zero-setup way to see community alerts on the Tesla screen. This page exists because a lot of drivers comparing the two land here, not to declare a winner.
TeslaNav or codriver — which should I use?
Honest answer: it depends what you want from the screen. If you want alerts with literally zero setup — no account, nothing to pair — TeslaNav is excellent at exactly that. codriver asks for a one-minute pairing in exchange for the parts that need an identity to work: reporting incidents yourself, drive-by confirmations that keep pins fresh, charger filtering across every network, favorites that sync between your phone and the car, and a rain radar. During the beta all of it is free.
Can I use both?
Yes, and some drivers do. The Tesla browser keeps bookmarks — nothing stops you from keeping TeslaNav for quick alert checks and codriver for road trips where charger filters, saved destinations and the radar earn their keep. There's no lock-in in either direction; codriver favorites export with your account and TeslaNav stores nothing.
Why does codriver need an account when TeslaNav doesn't?
Because contribution needs identity and sync needs a place to put your data. Anonymous view-only maps can run accountless — that's TeslaNav's model and it's a legitimate one. The moment drivers can report a hazard, confirm someone else's pin, or expect their favorites to follow them from phone to car, the platform needs to know one driver from another. Sign-in is pseudonymous (an email is all it takes), pairing is a QR scan from your phone — you never type on the Tesla screen — and everything is free during the beta.
Is codriver going to disappear the way TeslaNav did in 2025?
The 2025 shutdown happened because TeslaNav's data came from a single upstream that blocked access — a fragility of that architecture, not of the product. codriver was designed against that exact failure mode: the schema, kind catalog and consensus pipeline are platform-owned, and data arrives from multiple replaceable sources — driver reports, drive-by confirmations, curated public feeds. Any one source can vanish without taking the product down.
Try the community layer — free while it's in beta.
Every feature free during the beta. No card. Pair in a minute.