VERSION HISTORY
CHANGELOG
Every update, improvement, and fix we've shipped. Always evolving.
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July 11, 2026
Added
- Live AI Coach overlay: after every completed lap, see the single highest-value corner to fix — time lost, one-line advice, and the measured evidence — plus a per-corner severity strip and lap delta vs your reference
- The overlay coaches against the fastest public community lap for your track and car, falling back to your session best
Changed
- Coaching feedback in the overlay is instant — the analysis runs locally on every lap
Fixed
- Profile and preferences page scrolling
- Sign-in reliability for setup and ghost features
v3.6.0Skill profiles & driving style
July 11, 2026Added
- Driver Skill Profile: every fundamental — brake point, throttle application, turn-in, apex gear, minimum corner speed — graded and split into strengths and focus areas, with trends over time
- Driving Style radar: six axes from late braking to smoothness, plus a named archetype, on your profile and public driver pages
- Style-aware AI coaching that works with your driving style instead of against it
- Coach against your theoretical best: a composite reference stitched from your best sectors
- Corner-by-corner comparison table with your numbers vs the reference and overdriving/understeer detection
- Session Debrief: a per-session AI report covering the whole run
- Wider AI panel with annotated corner windows on the telemetry charts
- Chase camera follows along when you jump to a coaching item on the 3D map
Changed
- Analyze is now a dropdown: coach against the community reference, your personal best, or your theoretical best
- Track map corner names replace generic section numbers in findings and markers
Fixed
- AI markers now anchor to the track surface and scale with camera distance
- Analysis falls back to a same-class reference when no same-car laps exist
v3.5.1In-sim overlays
July 10, 2026Added
- Overlay windows with live telemetry integration while you drive
v3.5.0Complete track map library
July 9, 2026Added
- Track maps for all 425 official iRacing tracks, bundled directly in the app
- Automated track map builder pipeline for faster, more accurate map generation
- Track designer improvements: library browsing, rotation, and reference-lap auto-orientation
- Corner names and pit road now rendered on track maps
v3.4.0Setups, ghosts & parser overhaul
July 7, 2026Added
- Setups and ghosts functionality for comparing configurations and laps
Changed
- All lap telemetry parsing now runs on the canonical @hotlap.ai/telemetry engine for more consistent, accurate results
- Backend automatically reprocesses laps affected by the parser upgrade
Fixed
- Desktop app build reliability on Windows
v3.2.14Track accuracy fixes
June 12, 2026Added
- Jump into session analysis directly from a driver's profile
Changed
- Enhanced lap analysis engine with reference car support
Fixed
- Track name and metadata fallback issues, including corrected Jerez map naming
v3.2.13Car visuals & browsing
May 25, 2026Added
- Car pages now include richer profile imagery to make each vehicle easier to recognize at a glance
Fixed
- Series links in the web app now take you directly to the right racing series
v3.2.12Series hub
March 29, 2026Added
- Browse racing series with dedicated pages for schedules, cars, and related activity
- Explore expanded car details before digging into lap data
Changed
- Telemetry sync is smarter about finding new sessions and avoiding unnecessary work
Fixed
- Sessions open more reliably from shared links and saved activity
v3.2.11New track maps
March 27, 2026Added
- Circuito de Navarra Speed Circuit Long track map
- Red Bull Ring Grand Prix track map
v3.2.10New track map & UX improvements
March 23, 2026Added
- Sebring International Raceway track map
- Show previous record holder in Discord track record alerts
Changed
- Group recent activity laps by session on track page
v3.2.9Stability improvements
March 22, 2026Fixed
- Fix authentication issues when using the web app
- Show full weekend details in session info
v3.2.8AI & stability
March 21, 2026Added
- Improved error tracking for faster issue resolution
Changed
- Upgraded AI analysis engine for better lap insights
v3.2.7New track maps
March 19, 2026Added
- Add new track maps for Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and Oulton Park Circuit
v3.2.6Achievements & validation
March 8, 2026Added
- Implement tier 1 achievements and backfill for existing users
- Add car page, improve lap validation, fix chart layout issues
Fixed
- Enhance lap validation for track records
- Prevent duplicate uploads and recover failed syncs
- Fix track and car combobox search filtering
v3.2.5Logo refresh & fixes
March 7, 2026Added
- Update hotlapai logo and archive old version
Changed
- Standardize logo sizing to h-6 and use logo as favicon
Fixed
- Use local scope for signOut to prevent 403 on expired tokens
- Add custom filter functions to track and car combobox dropdowns
v3.2.4New track maps & fixes
March 6, 2026Added
- Misano World Circuit track map
- Road America track map
Fixed
- Sector times now calculated correctly during client-side telemetry extraction
- Community page track and car combobox filter functions
v3.2.3Performance & dark mode
February 25, 2026Changed
- Faster loading for stats and community data
Fixed
- Position badges now legible in dark mode
v3.2.2New track maps
February 22, 2026Added
- Winton Motor Raceway Club track map
v3.2.1Web welcome page
February 21, 2026Added
- Winton Motor Raceway National track map
- Welcome page for unauthenticated web users
v3.2.0AI track markers
February 17, 2026Added
- AI analysis markers on 3D track map and telemetry charts
Fixed
- Discord release notifications now include actual changelog
v3.1.22AI & track designer improvements
February 16, 2026Added
- Enhanced SVG import for track designer
Changed
- Improved AI analysis pipeline
v3.1.21Track map & AI
February 16, 2026Added
- Additional AI model provider for lap analysis
- Dynamic announcements system with scheduling and priority
Changed
- Updated telemetry color palette: green for throttle, red for brake, yellow for coasting
- Smoother camera transitions during scroll on 3D track map
Fixed
- 3D track map cursor alignment and theme persistence
- Telemetry color rendering consistency across light and dark modes
- Sector highlight now uses track surface overlay for better visibility
- Track map racing line clipping through track surface
- Sector indicators missing S1 for remote laps
v3.1.20Valentine's Day
February 14, 2026Added
- Valentine's Day welcome banner
v3.1.19Tire data
February 14, 2026Added
- Tire temperature, pressure, and wear data from telemetry
- Color mode toggle for track visualization based on telemetry data
Changed
- Improved session handling for remote sessions
v3.1.18New track maps
February 13, 2026Added
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Grand Prix track map
Fixed
- Accented characters now display correctly in session info
v3.1.17New track maps
February 7, 2026Added
- Autodromo Nazionale Monza Combined track map
v3.1.16Remote sessions
February 7, 2026Added
- Remote sessions merged into dashboard with paginated tables
- Cloud icon and blue accent for remote-only session rows
- Clickable track names to navigate to community track page
- Pagination for dashboard sessions, track records, top drivers, and leaderboard tables
v3.1.15Stability
February 5, 2026Fixed
- UI rendering stability improvements
v3.1.14Upload defaults
February 5, 2026Changed
- Uploads are now public by default
v3.1.13Track maps & fixes
January 21, 2026Added
- Summit Point Raceway track map
Fixed
- Sector times and filters not populating when loading community laps
- AI analysis dialog z-index layering issue
v3.1.12UI polish
January 17, 2026Fixed
- Visual styling fixes in lap analysis and track map views
- Hide sync queue indicator when not actively syncing
v3.1.11Authentication & security
January 16, 2026Added
- Email/password linking and security improvements
v3.1.10Authentication fixes
January 13, 2026Fixed
- Fixed profile data issues after merging linked accounts
v3.1.9Track pages & privacy
January 12, 2026Added
- Track page with leaderboards, recent activity, and driver stats
- Clickable track names in Recent Track Records
- Cookie consent banner for GDPR compliance
Changed
- Recent Track Records now sorted by most recent first
v3.1.4Community page
January 10, 2026Changed
- Improved Community page filters and layout
- Enhanced Discord release notifications
v3.1.3Web app & release notifications
January 10, 2026Added
- Discord notifications for GitHub releases
Changed
- Auto-upload enabled by default
v3.1.2Web app launch
January 10, 2026Added
- Web deployment support for app.hotlap.ai
- Shareable URLs for lap analysis
- Origin-aware OAuth redirects for web app
Fixed
- Web app: Only select fastest lap when loading session
- Web app: Correct lap count display and session selection
v3.1.1Live telemetry
January 8, 2026Added
- Live telemetry streaming via WebSocket
v3.1.0Achievements system
January 8, 2026Added
- Complete achievements system with retroactive awards
- Daytona International Speedway road course track map
Changed
- Improved iRacing data sync and telemetry processing
v3.0.15iRacing ratings
January 6, 2026Added
- iRacing ratings storage
- Driver profile internationalization (i18n)
v3.0.14AI lap analysis
January 5, 2026Added
- Sign in with your iRacing account
- AI lap analysis feature
Changed
- Updated AI analysis processing and UI enhancements
v3.0.13New track maps
January 4, 2026Added
- Adelaide Street Circuit track map
- Canadian Tire Motorsport Park track map updates
- Miami International Autodrome track map updates
v3.0.12Track map editor
January 3, 2026Added
- Track map editor with 3D visualization and editing tools
- Password strength validation
- Leaked password protection (HaveIBeenPwned integration)
- Password recovery flow with email templates
Changed
- Enhanced track designer UI components and layout
v3.0.11Internationalization
January 3, 2026Added
- Internationalization (i18n) support
- Metric/Imperial unit system toggle
- Driver profile navigation from avatar menu
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