Tesla rolled out a 'drive away' feature it hopes ‘you never need’

Tesla on Thursday rolled out an over-the-air software update called "Emergency Drive Away" that would allow the vehicle to quickly shift into drive while plugged into a Supercharging station.

Typically, a Tesla does not shift out of park if a cable is detected.

The feature comes two months after a shooting near an In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, left three people dead. One of the victims, Dale Schultz, was inside a Tesla with his wife at a charging station at the time of the shooting, NBC-affiliate KTVB reported.

Tesla said in an X post that the feature is for emergencies only.

"Use of this…