Is this like smartcar.com but with a different geographical focus?
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Launch HN: Telematica (YC W22) – Plaid for Electric Vehicles
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#12This is for oems to embed in their infotainment/ tcu so that they can expose their vehicle data to end users?
Re: Launch HN: Telematica (YC W22) – Plaid for Electric Vehicles
#13Is this like smartcar.com but with a different geographical focus?
Our car API is similar to what Smartcar does but we are 100% focussed on EVs. On top of the EV API we are also building tools for smart charging, dynamic load balancing and charging scheduling for fleets. We are compatible across the US and Europe.
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#14This is for oems to embed in their infotainment/ tcu so that they can expose their vehicle data to end users?
Actually, we help EV owners share their vehicle data (that is locked inside the car dashboard or the OEM mobile app) with third party service providers like e-mobility apps, auto insurance companies or utilities.
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#15What tech do you use to make this website?
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#16Doesn't this break the ToS of the vehicle vendors' user accounts?
I have multiple third party apps consuming my Tesla account (which contains multiple vehicles) and have had no issues.
Re: Launch HN: Telematica (YC W22) – Plaid for Electric Vehicles
#17What tech do you use to make this website?
Hi Aditya here, co-founder at Telematica.
Our landing page is built on Webflow and the product demo is built on NextJS, using Chakra UI for react components and hosted on Vercel.
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#18Doesn't this break the ToS of the vehicle vendors' user accounts?
I hope none of the developers own Teslas. Elon might just turn their car off for good. I wish that were just a joke.
This sounds a lot like abetterrouteplanner, which already uses the Tesla API. They even get daily supercharger availability information to handle any temporary closures.
A lot of people in the community use Teslamate and Teslafi. The Tesla unofficial API is actually pretty good too.
Re: Launch HN: Telematica (YC W22) – Plaid for Electric Vehicles
#19Congrats on launching.
Re: Launch HN: Telematica (YC W22) – Plaid for Electric Vehicles
#20Doesn't this break the ToS of the vehicle vendors' user accounts?
Should it matter? If you bought the car and have access to your charging data, you should be able to delegate that access to a third-party if you want.