Make Grok Open Websites and Read Articles Aloud in Your Tesla

Tesla’s in-cabin Grok assistant continues to add practical capabilities that make commuting more productive. Beyond managing navigation or answering questions, Grok can open web pages on the center display and read full articles aloud so you can keep your eyes on the road.

If you want to catch up on EV news or listen to long-form guides during a drive, converting written pages into an audio readout takes only a couple of spoken prompts.

How to Have Grok Read Web Articles Aloud

To have Grok read articles in the built-in browser, follow three conversational steps (set Grok to the Assistant profile first):

Launch the site: Wake the assistant by tapping the microphone button on the steering wheel or saying “Hey Grok,” then ask it to open a website. Grok launches the browser and loads the homepage.
Select your story: Say, “Read the top headlines” or “Click on the first article.” While Grok may paraphrase headlines instead of quoting them word-for-word, it reliably captures the main topic and opens the page on your screen.
Start reading: Once the article loads, simply say, “Read the article to me.” Grok parses the body text, filters out display ads, and reads the story out loud through the car speakers in its natural synthesized voice.

You can pause the readout, ask Grok questions, or tell it to return to the homepage whenever you’re finished.

Expanding In-Cabin Abilities and the Future Roadmap

Web narration builds on a fast-growing suite of in-cabin tools at Grok’s disposal. Running in Assistant mode, you can currently use Grok to control cabin climate, set and edit your navigation, manage phone calls hands-free, stream media, answer technical questions based on information from the Tesla owner’s manual, and configure location-based reminders.

Tesla recently also added support for Grok Bot, giving drivers access to AI agents that they can delegate tasks like checking email, managing calendar appointments, and shopping online to.

What’s more, Tesla is preparing even deeper Grok integrations. Official roadmaps confirm that native hands-free text messaging is on the way, letting drivers write texts and reply to SMS conversations through natural language prompts. Further out, Tesla wants to connect Grok to Full Self-Driving, allowing passengers to verbally instruct the car to change lanes, take specific routes, or pull into specific parking spots.

Grok is currently available across most of Tesla’s largest markets, including North America, Europe, Australia, and select parts of Asia and the Middle East for vehicles equipped with AMD Ryzen processors. It requires a Premium Connectivity subscription or an active Wi-Fi connection, but you don’t need to have a Grok account.

As Tesla deepens the software hooks between SpaceXAI and its vehicles, Grok is evolving into a copilot that reads, navigates, and even drives for you.