Does anyone actually get approved to use these APIs? Or is this another example of Tesla making big claims of openness without following through?
Just tried to sign up, got an immediate rejection.
Tesla is launching their developer APIs
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#32I'm calling for Tesla to open source all the code running onboard it's vehicles. Consumers have the right to understand how their machines work. Elon, you built an empire off the backs of open source developers. Give back.
Elon is not against open sourcing more code: https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/25/elon-musk-says-tesla-might...
> Consumers have the right to understand how their machines work
Windows and macOS aren't open source either and the vast majority of consumers don't care. It would be cool to be able to install an open source third party OS on your car though...
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#33I'd like to hear a security expert's take on this. Something about this makes me feel real nervous.
It’s better that what people are currently doing. You can cut and paste your auth token into 3rd party services that will give you stats and remote control over your car.
As of 6 months ago there was no way to manually revoke an auth token
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#34I can't wait for the opposite of this; Tesla App Store will be an insane value-add feature; for both owners and app developers.
This sounds dystopian, but it's very close to happening. Unfortunately
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#35Given the state of the Twitter API post-Elon, I'd be incredibly unlikely to rely on this unless I have a business contract directly with Tesla with appropriate penalties if my app / access were to be revoked.
Tesla Engineering has their shit together, Elon is very detached from their work. Comparing Tesla to Twitter is not reasonable
> Tesla Engineering has their shit together
The pictures I've seen of panel gaps on their cars say otherwise
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#36I cannot wait for HackerOne or similar bug bounty sites to have a go with this https://developer.tesla.com/docs/fleet-api#door_unlock Oh my god, what a cool sounding endpoint https://developer.tesla.com/docs/fleet-api#set_bioweapon_mod... Edit: This is coming up to EOL, Tesla has an SDK you should use now
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#37I'm calling for Tesla to open source all the code running onboard it's vehicles. Consumers have the right to understand how their machines work. Elon, you built an empire off the backs of open source developers. Give back.
Same for Tim At Apple?
Same for Microsoft?
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#38Given the state of the Twitter API post-Elon, I'd be incredibly unlikely to rely on this unless I have a business contract directly with Tesla with appropriate penalties if my app / access were to be revoked.
Tesla Engineering has their shit together, Elon is very detached from their work. Comparing Tesla to Twitter is not reasonable
My own anecdotal contribution, based off the constant bickering of people I know who work for engineering firms that have Tesla as a client, is that they do not have any of their shit organized in a manner which could be remotely described as "together".
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#39> After signing in, get started and provide your legal business details, app name, description and purpose of usage. That's an annoying amount of work if you just want to access your own car
then... just use the Tesla app?
There's some FOSS called TeslaMate that piggy backs on credentials you can steal from your Tesla app. It monitors and records all manner of statistics for whatever purpose you choose. It can also integrate with Home Assistant and all of the wonderful things it can do. The Tesla app shows a tiny amount of information in comparison and none of it is actionable by automations I write.
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#40Given the state of the Twitter API post-Elon, I'd be incredibly unlikely to rely on this unless I have a business contract directly with Tesla with appropriate penalties if my app / access were to be revoked.
It's funny the Elon haters downvote the person saying that the Tesla development is solid yet the parent gets no downvotes and has nothing to prove their statement other than referencing something about Twitter. They are separate companies and APIs. The API used by the Tesla phone app can be used unofficially. I've used it for 5 years, every day. It has been completely reliable for the 5 years I've owned my Tesla.