Tesla Emergency Drive Away Lets You Leave a Supercharger Plugged In, but Damage Can Reach $25,000

Tesla Emergency Drive Away is a new feature that lets a car shift into Drive while it remains connected to a Supercharger.

Tesla Charging announced it on X on October 1, and the update is rolling out over the air.

How Tesla Emergency Drive Away works Until now, a Tesla would not leave Park with a charge cable attached, so a driver had to unplug first.

Instead, shifting into Drive now brings up an “Emergency Drive Away” prompt.

Tesla Charging, on X Who gets it, and why now According to Drive Tesla Canada, the feature arrives in software update 2026.38.3.