Active Road Noise Reduction (Active Noise Cancellation (ANC)) Now Available on Cybertruck!

[DrShah]

Shows up on my non FS CB … but honestly I don’t hear a difference.

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[seussiii]

Mine is just looping calibration basically. I notice absolutely nothing in terms of the sound quality or any noise cancelation. No difference. I'm assuming at this point that its just bugged and we'll see another update here soon.

 

[Thejm]

Shows up on my non FS CB … but honestly I don’t hear a difference.

What’s your vin?

 

[DrShah]

What’s your vin?

7G2CEHEE4RA043XXX

 

[DrShah]

Mine is just looping calibration basically. I notice absolutely nothing in terms of the sound quality or any noise cancelation. No difference. I'm assuming at this point that its just bugged and we'll see another update here soon.

hope so

 

[KenjiIzce]

Ok so after about 2 -3 days with the ANC here is what I can report!

Almost every driving at the start of the drive ANC will calibrated.

When calibration is done here is what I noticed

Low wind noises and rumbling of the road or tires is remove and seem better more quieter

Any high pitch noises or whirling of the electric motor is still there.

I agreed with most owners that it’s not much of a noticeable difference, very subtle.

I’m hoping that over time it gets better through update.

Still happy to have a new feature.

 

[Zane Edwards]

Ok so after about 2 -3 days with the ANC here is what I can report!

Almost every driving at the start of the drive ANC will calibrated.

When calibration is done here is what I noticed

Low wind noises and rumbling of the road or tires is remove and seem better more quieter

Any high pitch noises or whirling of the electric motor is still there.

I agreed with most owners that it’s not much of a noticeable difference, very subtle.

I’m hoping that over time it gets better through update.

Still happy to have a new feature.

Patiently waiting for it......Thank this is the best info yet

 

[Outdoors]

Any sub 3000 VIN have activation yet?

 

[noobla3]

I haven’t had any calibration. It’s just ON.

Weird.

 

[HighTechJoe]

I haven’t had any calibration. It’s just ON.

Weird.

It shows on by default and even when it isn’t calibrated. The calibration will show up while driving with music off and lower fan speeds.

 

[JDin NFLA]

I haven’t had any calibration. It’s just ON.

Weird.

Mine says calibration 0% and never changes.

 

[CyberT]

I got the update yesterday, Blue dot under audio shows a toggle to enable ANC. Once enabled, a calibration progress appears that takes about 6-8 minutes to complete in increments of 20%.

If music is detected thats too loud, ANC disables, and a message just below the ANC toggle button shows. But it doesn't matter if the music is low-medium or not on at all, and only road noise, I can not tell the difference with ANC on or off. I drove about 40 miles yesterday and toggled on and off every few minutes.

Hopefully, a point update improves the experience.


Here is what Grok says about my post


"Yeah, that matches what a lot of Cybertruck owners are reporting right after getting the recent software update (looks like 2026.2.6.1 or similar variants like 2026.2.9) that finally enables Active Road Noise Reduction (Tesla's term for ANC). The blue dot in Audio settings, the toggle, and the 6-8 minute calibration progress bar in 20% increments while driving are all spot-on for how it's rolling out.


The key things from owner experiences and reports:

• Calibration needs time/conditions — It often requires driving (especially on highways or at higher speeds like 65+ mph) for the system to properly map the cabin's acoustics using the headrest microphones. Some folks say it takes a few drives or even a couple of days for it to fully settle and stop disabling itself as often.
• Disables with loud music — That's by design; the system temporarily turns off if it detects audio that's too loud (to avoid interfering with playback or causing weird artifacts). It should stay on more reliably with low/medium volume or no music, focusing on countering low-frequency road rumble (the droning from tires/road surfaces).
• Subtle effect, hard to notice at first — This is super common feedback, even on Model S/X where ANC has been around longer. It primarily targets deep, low-frequency hum/rumble (like the "empty van" drone on highways), not all noise. When it works, toggling it off/on might make the cabin feel slightly more "open" or reveal more wind/ higher-frequency sounds because the low-end masking is gone—but many say the difference is subtle unless you A/B test carefully (e.g., same road stretch, windows up, no music/HVAC, maybe use a decibel app near your ear). Some report it making the cabin noticeably quieter on rough pavement, but others (especially early on) feel like there's no change or even slightly more perceived wind noise as the low rumble disappears.

A few tips that seem to help based on forums like Cybertruck Owners Club and NotATeslaApp comments:

• Drive more highway miles with it enabled (and low/no music) to let it refine after initial calibration.
• Try toggling it while at steady highway speed on consistent road surface.
• Reboot the screen (hold both scroll wheels) if it seems glitchy.
• If it's still not clicking after a few days/100+ miles, it could be worth checking with Tesla support—some early rollouts needed a server-side nudge or point update.

You're not alone in hoping for a quick follow-up tweak; Tesla often iterates fast on stuff like this once broader feedback comes in. The feature's been hardware-ready since day one on Premium AWD/Cyberbeast trims, so this is basically them flipping the switch and tuning it live. Hang in there—many owners are optimistic it'll get better with more driving data or a minor patch. How's the rest of the update feeling otherwise?"

 

[hemiarch]

It appeeared on my FS AWD. I honestly can’t tell much of a difference with it in or off but my audio improved substantially. Close competition with the model x.
Grateful for ANC but much more so for whatever other tweaks they made to my system.
blasted my music yesterday on the way home. it’s a BIG improvement to my ears

 

[dalton108]

It appeeared on my FS AWD. I honestly can’t tell much of a difference with it in or off but my audio improved substantially. Close competition with the model x.
Grateful for ANC but much more so for whatever other tweaks they made to my system.
blasted my music yesterday on the way home. it’s a BIG improvement to my ears

For all of you that have this just suddenly appearing, when you did your update did you have the feature mentioned in the release notes? Or is it just popping up without ever having been mentioned as a feature?

Some cars saw it in the notes but just didn’t have the feature. It was not in my release notes at all.

 

[65SoYoLO]

...It was not in my release notes at all.

Same here and it is not active... Yet.

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