codriver can pick up a destination you already set in your Tesla's own navigation, but two things have to be true first: your Tesla account needs to be connected to codriver (not just your car paired), and your car needs to be moving, not parked, when codriver checks.
Steps
- Connect your Tesla account. Pairing your car with codriver is a separate step from linking your Tesla account. In your codriver account settings, look for Connect Tesla account and turn it on. This is what lets codriver read the destination your Tesla nav already has — pairing alone doesn't do it.
- Set your destination in the car's native navigation, as normal.
- Open codriver in the car's browser (app.codriver.io, not the codriver.io website — the car redirects there automatically).
- Start driving. If codriver opens while the car is still in Park, it won't see a destination yet, even if one is set. Once you're moving, reload the page to pick it up.
Why
codriver reads your active destination from Tesla directly. Tesla itself only reports an active destination once the car is actually driving — not while it's parked, even if you set the destination minutes earlier. You can see the same thing in Tesla's own phone app: a destination set while parked won't show under "Location" until the car moves.
codriver also only checks once, right when it opens — not continuously. So the common sequence of "set destination, then open codriver while still parked" will come up empty. Reloading the page once you're moving forces a fresh check.
Edge cases
- No error appears if this fails. Whether it's because your Tesla account isn't connected or because the car was still parked, codriver just doesn't pick up a destination — it won't tell you why.
- This only works in the car's own browser. codriver detects whether it's running in a real Tesla in-car browser; opening app.codriver.io on your phone or a laptop won't trigger this.
- Reload, don't wait. codriver won't automatically retry once you start driving — you need to reload the page yourself after you're moving.