Control you can feel

Transform your Tesla with physical buttons, ambient lighting and 30+ functions. First production batch — limited units.

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  • 30-day risk-free trial
  • Pay in full or installments
  • 2-year warranty
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Your Tesla is missing buttons.

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Ctrl-Bar 2 aluminum knob close-up
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Real knobs. Real clicks.

Precision-milled aluminum controls — muscle memory instead of menu diving.

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Not afraid of the dark.

Ambient lighting that wakes up when the sun goes down — across the whole cabin with Ctrl-Stripe.

Context-aware displays on Ctrl-Bar 2
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It knows what you need.

Displays surface the right function at the right moment. Software flexibility, physical certainty.

Ctrl App customisation
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30+ functions. One click away.

Frunk Seat heaters Wipers Fan speed Dog mode Volume Charge port Climate +23 more
Ctrl-Bar 2 installed in Tesla
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“This $200 mod gives your Tesla the buttons and knobs it should've had.” The Drive · featured in 23 outlets across 9 countries
Ctrl ecosystem
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Get the full platform.

$299$337

Ctrl-Bar 2 + Ctrl-Bridge + Ctrl-Stripe. 30-day risk-free trial · 2-year warranty.

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Night mode

Not afraid of the dark

As day fades, Ctrl-Platform transforms your interior into a calm, information-rich driving environment — guided by light, not screens.

Ambient lights

Down-facing LEDs integrated directly into Ctrl-Bar.

Ctrl-Stripe

Expand lighting across the cabin with one click.

Adapts

Screens dim, lights activate and adjusts brightness automaically.

“This $200 mod gives your Tesla the buttons and knobs it should’ve had.” The Drive
“Adds factory-like physical buttons to Tesla Model 3 and Model Y.” MotorTrend
“Someone’s invented a button bar you can add to your Tesla.” Supercar Blondie
“Genius Button Bar Gives Tesla Owners the Buttons They’ve Been Missing.” Autoblog
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The Ctrl ecosystem

Three components. One seamless driving experience.

Ctrl-Bar 2

  • Two aluminum knobs and buttons
  • Context aware displays
  • Tactile one-click actions
  • Customisable in app
  • Works offline after setup
Ctrl-Bridge

Ctrl-Bridge

  • Plug-and-play → Ctrl-Bar 2
  • Adjust wipers, fan speed and more
  • Unlock automations
  • Easy installation

Ctrl-Stripe

  • Plug-and-play → Ctrl-Bar 2
  • Auto on/off
  • Welcome & exit animations
  • Visual safety alerts
  • Easy installation

Ctrl-Bar 2 $199
Ctrl-Bridge $69
Ctrl-Stripe $69
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$299 $337
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Everything — one click away

Ctrl Platform Deep Dive

Car control

  • Lock
  • Unlock
  • Open trunk
  • Open frunk
  • Open driver door
  • Open passenger door
  • Open rear doors
  • Open charge port
  • Regenerative breaking*
  • Glovebox*
  • Fold mirrors*
  • Wipers*

Climate

  • Adjust temperature
  • Climate on
  • Climate off
  • Seat heaters
  • Steering wheel heater
  • Bioweapon defence
  • Dog mode
  • Camp mode
  • Keep climate on
  • Fan speed*

Media

  • Play
  • Pause
  • Next track
  • Previous track
  • Volume up
  • Volume down

Other

  • Thank you hazards*
  • Force manual wipers on autopilot*
  • Ctrl-Stripe indicators animation*
  • Ambient lights auto on/off
* Requires Ctrl-Bridge

Why physical controls are safer

From 2026, cars that control everything on screen lose safety points at Euro NCAP. The industry is turning. Below: the research, the neuroscientists and the regulators who explain why.

Touchscreen vs physical controls demonstration

Norwegian neuroscience research (forskning.no)

Brain researchers explain that the human brain cannot safely split attention between driving and touchscreen interaction.

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VTI – Swedish National Road & Transport Research Institute

Touchscreen use resulted in longer eyes-off-road time and poorer lane control.

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Euro NCAP safety standards update

Cars relying solely on touchscreens may lose safety points.

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Installation

Ctrl-Bar 2
Attach to the screen using the included 3M adhesive.
Connect to USB power inside the glovebox.
Connect to the car wirelessly.
Set up and customise in the app.
Ctrl-Bridge
Open the lid behind the centre console to expose the OBD cable.
Install the Y-splitter and connect Ctrl-Bridge.
Close the lid.
Connect to Ctrl-Bar 2 wirelessly.
Set up and customise in the app.
Ctrl-Stripe
Attach using the included 3M adhesive.
Route the cable hidden through the glovebox.
Connect to the accessory port on Ctrl-Bar 2.
Customise and control from the app or Ctrl-Bar 2.

What Tesla reviewers said about Ctrl-Bar 1

Their feedback shaped everything we built into Ctrl-Platform.

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