Tesla has started showing Supercharger Site Maps in its mobile app at supported locations, letting drivers inspect the station layout and live stall occupancy before arrival. The new phone view helps you understand where the chargers sit inside an unfamiliar car park. Coverage is not universal, and a stall shown as open is not reserved for you.
The rollout was observed in Tesla app version 4.61.0 and later. Reporting tied to Tesla Charging's September 18 announcement says the feature is appearing in the latest app, while direct testing published September 19 shows how the phone view differs from the richer in-car version.
What do Tesla Supercharger Site Maps show in the mobile app?
At a supported station, the app replaces the ordinary surrounding map with a purpose-built overhead site layout. Current observations show charging stalls, parking spaces, lanes, vehicles and live occupancy. That is more useful than a simple pin when the chargers are behind a building, inside a larger retail car park or arranged along an unfamiliar access road.
The phone view is intentionally simpler than the center-screen version. You can zoom the overhead layout, but the reported mobile implementation does not offer the same freely rotatable 3D perspective available in the car.
How to check a Supercharger before arrival
- Update the Tesla app to the current version available for your phone.
- Open the charging section or select a Supercharger through the route-planning flow.
- Choose the station and zoom into its location.
- If Tesla has mapped that site for mobile, wait briefly for the detailed station layout to load.
- Use the layout to identify the charging area, lane direction and currently open or occupied stalls before you enter the site.
If the detailed view does not appear, the station may not yet have a mobile Site Map, the rollout may not have reached your app or platform, or the site data may still be loading. Checking another mapped Supercharger can help distinguish a station-coverage gap from an app-version issue.
What the map can and cannot tell you
Useful before arrival
- Where the charging stalls sit within the property
- How the parking area and lanes are arranged
- Which mapped stalls appear open or occupied at that moment
- Whether the approach may be easier from one entrance than another
Not guaranteed
- That every Supercharger has a mobile Site Map
- That an open stall will remain open until you arrive
- That the view reserves a stall or replaces the live navigation route
- That every phone platform receives the same build at the same time
Why this matters on a road trip
Supercharger availability is only part of a successful stop. Drivers also need to find the correct entrance, understand the parking layout and avoid circling a busy property while looking for the charging area. Moving the Site Map to the phone makes that information useful before the driver reaches the station and lets a passenger check the layout without taking attention away from the road.
The map is also helpful when a charging stop changes mid-route. Tesla's official Supercharging guidance already points drivers to Trip Planner and the Tesla app for finding sites and monitoring a charging session. The new mobile layout adds physical context to that existing planning workflow.
How this differs from Tesla's Supercharger Virtual Queue
The Site Map and Virtual Queue solve different problems. Site Maps explain the physical station layout and show observed stall status. The Virtual Queue pilot is designed for waiting-order management at crowded locations. A station can have a useful layout map without offering a waitlist, and a map should not be read as proof that you have joined a queue or secured a charger.
For the separate waitlist behavior, read the Tesla Supercharger Virtual Queue owner guide. For broader purchase and delivery checks before planning a trip in a new vehicle, see the Tesla current-offers delivery checklist.
For more owner software, charging and fitment coverage, browse the Erawish Tesla news archive.
Current rollout limits
Not a Tesla App observed the feature beginning with version 4.61.0 and later, while another current report identified iOS as the confirmed build and said Android availability for that exact release was not yet confirmed. The safest expectation is a staged rollout: update the app, check the station you actually plan to use and treat missing layout data as unknown rather than assuming the feature is broken.
Station occupancy can also change between planning and arrival. Use the map as a current planning aid, continue following the live route and on-site signs, and reassess the available stalls when you enter the charging area.
Bottom line
Tesla's mobile Supercharger Site Maps make charging stops easier to understand before arrival. The practical benefit is not a reserved charger; it is better situational awareness about where to enter, where the stalls are and which ones appear occupied right now. Keep the app current, check whether your destination is mapped and expect coverage to vary as the rollout expands.