{"id":1254022,"date":"2026-03-01T21:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T21:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9vMdw9NF9vZYW7CZdpfejj"},"modified":"2026-03-01T21:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T21:41:07","slug":"seven-months-after-putting-johnny-silverhand-in-your-car-cyberpunk-2077s-latest-update-will-let-you-kick-him-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/seven-months-after-putting-johnny-silverhand-in-your-car-cyberpunk-2077s-latest-update-will-let-you-kick-him-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven months after putting Johnny Silverhand in your car, Cyberpunk 2077’s latest update will let you kick him out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CD Projekt confirmed today that Cyberpunk 2077<\/a>‘s 2.3 update will arrive on July 17 with four new vehicles, an autonomous driving feature (including, finally, self-driving Delamain cabs), upgrades to the photo mode, and\u2014the big one, to me at least\u2014an option to kick Johnny out of the car if he starts to get on your nerves.<\/p>\n

Cyberpunk 2077’s 2.3 update came as a genuine surprise when it was announced in early June<\/a>, because we all kind of assumed the 2.2 update would be the end of it\u2014which itself arose from the feeling that the 2.1 update<\/a> was sort of a nice surprise bonus on top of the 2.0 update, which CD Projekt said in 2023 would be Cyberpunk 2077’s “last big update<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

So at this point, who knows? Even if CD Projekt pinky-swears that this is really and truly the end of the line (and for the record, it has not), I would have doubts.<\/p>\n

The 2.3 update was supposed to be out in June but was pushed to July because CD Projekt wanted it to have “a scope similar to update 2.2<\/a>,” and as updates for five year old videogames go, it is indeed pretty beefy. Four new cars are cool, but better are the side jobs that provide them as rewards\u2014more to do in Night City is never a bad thing.<\/p>\n

The AutoDrive feature doesn’t really do much for me\u2014if I’m going to use a car, then I’m going to drive that car\u2014but it might make for the occasional fun moment of sightseeing. Self-driving Delamains are more interesting mainly because it’s more narratively cohesive: I won’t use the feature but the fact that it featured so prominently in the game’s opening oh no<\/em> means I absolutely should be able to.<\/p>\n

The CrystalCoat color-changing system is being expanded to a wider variety of cars, an additional 27 NPCs can be spawned in for photo mode, and they can be given alternative outfits too. My favorite change, though, essentially undoes my favorite change in the 2.2 update, or at least gives players the option to do so. The previous patch added Johnny Silverhand as a visible passenger<\/a>, riding shotgun and occasionally making small talk while you drive; the 2.3 update adds an option to tell him to go away, causing him to take a powder for a couple days. (I don’t know why you’d want to, though.)<\/p>\n

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I didn’t expect much from the Cyberpunk 2077 update because I don’t care about customization or photo mode, but Johnny Silverhand yelling at me to slow down on the drive home was very funny.<\/p>\n

\u2014 @andychalk.bsky.social (@andychalk.bsky.social.bsky.social<\/a>) 2025-07-16T17:51:35.278Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(That’s also another good reason not to use AutoDrive.)<\/p>\n

There are quite a few PC-specific upgrades in this patch too, including support for AMD’s FSR 4, Intel XeSS 2.0, HDR10+, and other such cybertech stuff<\/em>\u2014as long as your hardware supports it, of course. The full patch notes are up at cyberpunk.net<\/a>, or you can just dive into them below.<\/p>\n

Vehicles<\/h2>\n