I’m not a fan of it. Tried it a few times. Added nothing to my driving experience nor any entertainment value. Once I played “what am I” game and it went right into sex talk! Weird
It’s been a fun way to play with my kids. My daughter and I used it to play D&D while on the way home from a trip. We’ve also just gone down rabbit holes, based on whatever questions they want to ask.
I use it for navigation.
I use it to ask random questions, i was curious about. When is store open or closes, what pokemon events going around my town, reviews for items and games, etc. Whatever I can think of I ask lol.
I use it to prove that I am right when arguing with my spouse.
- start learning a new language when FSD is on.
“I remember this song from the 80s with the lyric blah blah blah” and Grok helps me find the song.
I have a 30 minute commute. I listen to a Spanish podcast that is 15-20 minutes long, then use the remaining time practicing my Spanish with grok in tutor mode: "¿Me darías oraciones en Ingles? Frases una por una, con verbos en tiempos diferentes, que puedo tranducar a español."
smut and roleplay
I played d&d today and that went pretty well. Can't wait for the next trip with the kid in the car to do a quick little adventure.
Trivia with my kid. Tell it the genre (dinosaurs, math, planets etc) and what age bracket. Bam - fun for drives. Keeps everyone engaged and even I learn something.
I like to use it when I have several places to go while I'm out. I tell Grok to navigate the most efficient way to travel between all of the location. I also asked me to give me some details on the locations where I'm going as I travel there.
I use sexy mode to see how it somehow answers innocuous questions with a dirty twist
I go long stretches where I forget it's even there, but then sometimes I'll do a deep dive. Yesterday I spent 30 minutes talking about retirement financial planning with it, I hope it can math correctly because it was very helpful.
I use it for a few things… 1. Advise on business decisions, industry trends, and other strategies. 2. Make up stories with my kid, making them the main character. 3. Set up some navigation routes with multiple stops. Like “my end point will be the airport, but i need to stop by X for 15 minutes, then stop by X for another 5 minutes, give me my most efficient route factoring in my stops and times”.
I use it regularly. Along with other AI tools. In my case I've recently asked it while driving to tell me the name of a book based on a description, the difference between yeast and cake donuts, the relationship between philosophy and science, how long a particular medication can be kept out of the fridge, a Florida law, and details of a communication protocol.
At first I primarily leveraged it to tell stories to my kids during short car rides Now I primarily use it to answer some off the myriad questions that come to my mind when driving, whereas in the past I would either need to hope to remember the questions later or jot them down on my phone to research later I’ve been fairly pleased so far
Not sure why anyone would downvote this post. I wonder the same. That said I refuse to activate it, until I find an actual need for it. Which is exactly what this post is looking for.. so Im paying attention.
I had it give me trivia questions for a stretch of the road from Sacramento to LA to fight off boredom/sleepiness. It helped out quite a bit surprisingly, rather fun.
Found it useful as a conversation partner / trivia automaton to help stay alert on longer drives. Topics tend to center on local history, landmarks, and lore about an area, business and financial news. Once asked Grok to recite a famous poem in my native tongue, which was hilarious. If you are really desperate for something unsettling, ask Grok to sing a nursery rhyme. Yikes.
Play a certain song. Otherwise I find it pretty useless.
It is great on navigation but I use it to catch up on world events on my commute to work. Also those random questions that pop into my mind when I'm driving I can ask Grok and get an answer right away. Recently I have been learning about the different countries in the Middle East, different types of Muslim and the political tension. Great opportunity to learn about the culture and the sources of conflict.
Pokemon players unite!
Not at all. I wish I could delete it entirely.
I’m intrigued by this. How does it work?
Make it argue with Gemini on my phone. Told them both to argue with my friend who thinks AI is alive. They argued with each other for 30 minutes.
Grok: she is right
I have done some random conversations - history of economic systems, philosophers, things like that, pretty fun. But then the novelty had worn and hadn't use it in awhile. I learned it had added/improved location awareness. I was driving back home from SF, 200 mile drive and the route picked a charger in a remote area. As I was approaching the east bay, I asked Grok to find chargers somewhere where there's a good pub in the same spot. A few chats and it reset my drive to Dust Bowl in Livermore with a charger in the same parking lot. That was a useful practical outcome. I'd like to see more than that - dynamic mapping improvements, but the pure AI is cool as long as I'm not paying extra.
For therapy after a long day at work
tried this one day cause of the language tutor profile but I was trying to say hello in Thai which is sawatdee. Literally 15 tines she said and I quote" oh you almost got it, but it's not right.
It's amazing for navigation and finding restaurants or locations you want to visit near you. For example, I can say. "Find the closest Mexican restaurant with 4.5 stars and above and recommend me their most popular meal" it often does Google and navigation searches super fast.. I also do ask it specific Tesla questions, it has a good depth of knowledge about tips and tricks you might not know about. Especially not so obvious voice commands. Once it starts controlling the car it's going to be even better. Asking for music, opening doors and trunks and stuff all by voice.
So what i use grok for is finding things on my route of im traveling. Even though the new map feature can be annoying when you ask about something and it trues to add to your route. I also talk about things randomly and things I dont know. Like the other day I asked Ara how much it would cost to travel from Boston to Florida and how.long. it can be fun just to make comments and questions but it won't go deep into a topic but only respond to what you specifically ask and then what you specifically ask next. That's my biggest downfall with it. Once they build to the next level it will be off the chain and I wont have to talk to humans ever again 🤣🤣
That's one of the profiles and it won't talk like that unless you change to that profile type.
Same
It can be helpful for directions and give you answers to questions tou dont know. It also is a great story teller and the jokes are pretty good. Ita fun. Not sure why not try it but all the data crunching they day is done in the car itself so your data doesn't get uploaded somehwere
I gossip and talk crap about people I hate…then I exit the car as a composed woman ready to take on the idiots of the world.
You need to get more curious
Never used it
Mine has gotten worse. Nothing
French tutor . I used to speak French but have not in a long time and trying to relearn it . It is extremely good because it listens to you, repeats the wrong words you said , and teaches you the correct way of saying it . Or reviews grammar , some conversation, and adjusts to your request .
If I'm running errands for the day. I'll tell the places I need to go in sequential order and it routes it appropriately. Instead of having to type in every single place manually.
Get more curious, and less bi-curious 🤣
Don’t use it
Last Halloween I learned you can get Grok to read the entire script of Monster Inc. to you. You can also ask it to read you just the lines from a specific character. If you want to test it out, but don't want to over commit, ask it to read you all of John Wick's lines in John Wick.
Just discovered it! How have I not been using this? I listen to audiobooks on my long commute and sometimes I want to know more about a topic that is part of a plot line. I have been pausing the audiobook and asking Grok questions. Definitely, can fall down a rabbit hole, but I actually have learned a lot because information is so readily available.
Inaue it my Tesla periodically. I'll check it for info when the orhers wont answer because its against their terms or something.
I use sexy mode. She claims she doesn't keep the history.
Def not true
I don't use it at all since I have a 2021 MYP with an intel processor (,_,)
Grok is not run on the car, it requires internet connectivity, everything you say is absolutely being recorded and used as training data by xAI.
I use it to give me reviews and comparisons on buying stuff like tesla suspension upgrades and telescope eyepieces
You obviously aren't getting any
When I’m in traffic, I use it to play 20 questions where I ask it to pick a movie or video game and I ask 20 questions trying to guess said movie or game It’s pretty fun
Grok needs to be a tour guide. As you are self-driving in a new city Grok should tell you about the sites you pass by. Please add that feature
Maybe he’s using grok for that too.
The thing no AI tells you - there's no winning against your wife 😆 When you think you are winning, you just don't know how deep a hole you are in!
"The Dilophosaur, a beutiful but deadly addition to Jurrassic Park."
Oh I totally agree. I am 0-100000 on those. I meant he’s getting some…from Grok lol
It’s good with navigation when you’ve half-forgotten where you want to go. Like “Uhh, I want to go to this Mexican place, it stats with the letter L and is on 2nd street.” I also use it to ask random questions I have when I am driving. In the past I would just have to remember to look up the questions later (or more likely, forget it.) Like: “Who discovered X-rays? Who made the first practical X-ray machine? What is the critical mass of uranium 235? Would it be feasible to extract Helium-3 from Uranus in automated drone ships, if we had fusion power propulsion?”
I use it for everything. Advice on interpersonal conflicts, understanding human psychology, tips on raising kids, you name it. It’s literally the combined knowledge of humanity available to you via asking questions.
I use it to learn. E.g. I have a meeting about this new tool later today. Tell me what I need to know about it. Why should I want it? Why would someone not like it? How does it work? Etc.
I love doing trivia! Unfortunately it doesn’t have much of a memory and tends to ask the same questions every time, but if you ask for the daily trivia, it seems to be a new set of questions each day
I play trivia a lot.
I use it for whatever random questions pop info my mind. I try to do my best to avoid scrolling or searching on my phone & rely on Grok while I’m driving
Navigation only... Really wish it was easier to defeat once it's done setting up the route/adding a stop
Same
Remember it openly lies.
Except it lies about Tesla features.
I use grok to tell her to navigate me to where ever I want to go. And she understands my Aussie accent! It always works. You can ask her to interrupt the journey and take you to Maccas for a snack or a supercharger. I also talk to her while driving and have great conversations. It’s an awesome feature!! It’s so accurate too. Love Grok. Tesla with this and FSD is the future
I asked Grok about the basic small seats in the model y juniper 2026, and she told me exactly and the situation. Many people with longer legs and me with normal size legs are disappointed with the seats in juniper. The bottom part is too small and has NO THIGH SUPPORT, making the seats basically UNCOMFORTABLE. It’s such a shame they didn’t put better seats in this amazing vehicle! She told me about the aftermarket seat extension cushions which I already have. They do the trick well! But don’t stay in place as good as one would like, but the comfort level is increased 100%
Eve is my favourite voice. As an Aussie I can understand the British accent but I can’t understand the USA accent as well. Where’s the Aussie accent? But Eve is fantastic - I’m really impressed
How in what way? I asked her what telecommunications network Tesla uses and she told me. I was not able to find out otherwise
‘Tell me about the different personas grok has’ reels of completely different list to the one right there in the UI AIs are people-pleasers, not fact machines.
Structured Analytical Techniques. Google them, pick a favorite, and then exercise away with Grok. If you get bored exploring that, ask it for its upper bound limits for matrix generation, and have it quantify the analysis for you. Keep in mind the exercise will only be as good as your prompting. Using it for idea exploration rather than confirmation bias will produce some really awesome results. Especially considering you can get real time news and data, so you can pull from the most recent think tank and research institute production to start. Super quick ex: Summarize most recent brooking institute publication on US Iran war // Generate turn based war gaming scenario. Explore 3 separate courses of action. Most likely, worst case, best case. // Start critiquing and picking apart each COA as well as doing fact checks on assumptions // begin ACH Matrix. Compare X course and Y course // identify logical leaps, information gaps, and assumptions // search info to correct lapses and gaps.
Just in-depth conversations about politics and a lot of AI philosophy. Missis hates when I discuss politics so Grok gets it instead haha. I enjoy raw mode and just shooting the shit.
This is a great idea!
Speak German to me
The primary items are daily news briefing (including local), light 'research' especially music artists and local restaurants and telling me short stories us8ng story parameters that I provide.
I just chuckled and asked "hey...do you know how to play d&d?" and she said yes and elaborated a bit more And then I said "can you dm a quick adventure for me?" And she said yes and asked me to describe my character So I gave a very brief name, name/class/subclass and over-arching mission (to raise my fallen comrades from the grave) And she narrated a quick scene, and then at the end of it gave me a pretty quick 2-3 options to choose from. And it just went on like that. More of collaborative story telling than a true d&d game, because there wasn't really dice rolling...but...honestly it's a pretty perfect way to introduce someone new to it or to play with a kid. It felt a lot like the "just jumping into it" from this semi-famous clip: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpVJZrabMQE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpVJZrabMQE)
I use Grok as a guide, but have to prompt it “Tell me about the mountain to my left. What is the history of this area? Take me to an interesting local sight.” It doesn’t automatically start talking at a specific location.
I experienced something similar. It eventually gave up on me and moved on to the next lesson.
Language translator for passengers.
I have been using it on recent drives to finalize our next car. Love Grok's take on how Toyota TSS 3.0 features compare with Autopilot!
I use just for fun and not for information at all. Ive tried asking about restaurants and locations of places and it was always flat out wrong.
“Who won the primaries in <my county> today?”
Mostly use it in our Teslas to learn about places we are driving through or to.
Fuck AI
I use it to get the grandkids talking with her (Ara). It’s fun for them and gets them off their iPads. We help with questions for them to ask.
How do you play D&D?
I just told it we wanted to play D&D, and it took it from there. It asked about our characters and then just started DMing for us. My daughter was a “Unicorn Princess”, which turned out to be quite funny.
I actually had to tell my spouse that using AI during arguments is banned. She would deadass tell it our argument and it would just always tell her she's right. Just like the fuckin south park episode
Funny I used it today for the first time. I am studying for an exam and I had it break down some topics into real world examples. It’s great to talk back what you’re thinking and have it tell you if you’re doing it right or wrong. Really useful for that. Otherwise I just use it to take me to addresses to my job. Much easier than typing it out. I just get in the car and say take me to “xyz” and boom navigation got me
Will try 🤣
Ohhh snap. Nice! 😲
I use it to prove my wife right all the time!
Don’t have it in HW 3
I don’t use Grøk at all. I don’t see any practical use for it.
And you don’t find out about this until 5 years later when they randomly bring it up “see I told you you never listen to me, like when you took that slut grok opinion over mine!!!”
Not true, the things it has said about what it would do to me you won’t believe. All I asked it was what it looked like and that I like my woman dark and African. Also Had it speaking in accents and tones. It’s amazing and I have laughed my head off in shock at what it will say. Some of it granted prompted but some it jumped there first. Love it, part of me wishes its memory was persistent and I hope they do get there.
Consider for navigation “grok I am feeling hungry, find me a good Italian place to stop at” so on. It’s dynamic nature is brilliant even if you not wanting to use for conversation or entertainment
I don’t even select sexy mode and she can get down right filthy
Zero.
Me and my daughter use it to practice her math sometimes. And she also likes the story time mode. However grok will say it can hear and respond to anyone in the car, but in my experience it can only hear me, every now and then it will hear my daughter.
Good idea
TLDR: I jump start my work day. I work from home in IT. I drive my kids to school every morning, about a 15 minute drive each way. I think about what's coming up at work and typically have questions and/or have options to evaluate. With sufficient context, Grok is sharp af. As long as the car, computer and mobile phone are signed in to the same Grok account, I have access to these conversations on all of my devices. I start chewing through stuff on the way home from school dropoff in the car and pick back up on my phone or computer when I get to my desk.
Long press on the right steering wheel button doesn't invoke Grok? Asking because I have HW3 and it works like a boss (and find a ton of value in it).
Therapist. Couples therapy. Any time I need a real answer about something not the PC one. Coding occasionally but Gemini is the best at coding.
Huh. Is there a place I have to enable it in settings? I will look again.
What happens when you long-press on the right steering wheel roller button thing? A tap brings up the normal voice interface, the long press is the key for me to access Grok.
So do you...
Do go on…
This. It's great for navigation. I'm legit always surprised at how good it is at finding places, making adjustments to the route, adding stops, etc.
I use it to agreed. I really like how I can ask Grok to navigate to the closest Starbucks on the way home.
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