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How does this differ from using the app?

• autojoechen 7y ago
  Looks like they're using the SmartCar API (https://smartcar.com/tesla/ https://smartcar.com/tesla/). The app does most of the actions the API provides, but maybe the bot can help with aggregating data like previous locations or odometer readings?
  • jm4 7y ago
    Wow, SmartCar's pricing is insane. They have a free tier and that's nice, but a paid plan with support starts at $0.15 per request. And all this thing does is lock/unlock, location, odometer and vehicle info. Why would anyone use this?
    • sahaskatta 7y ago
      Hi! I'm one of the co-founders of Smartcar. I'm happy to connect with you if you have more feedback on pricing. We're always looking to evolve it to ensure it is attractive/competitive and can work for your app or business. My email is sahas@smartcar.com
• sahaskatta 7y ago
  There are a few neat features that Tesla's app doesn't offer: 1) You can use it from your computer browser. (Anywhere that Facebook messenger works!) 2) It can find nearby ChargePoint stations. 3) You can ask it "Does my car have enough range to drive to San Francisco?" and it will check your car's range and the distance required to travel there! I'm not involved with the development, but we know the folks at Passage AI building this and I hear a lot more exciting things are coming soon!
  • autojoechen 7y ago
    Neat! I wish the website explains the features a bit more - #2 and #3 aren't mentioned at all on the home page.
    • gomi7321 7y ago
      I agree, the website doesn't explain much. I found a blog post about the new features though: https://passage.ai/introducing-teslabot-v-2-0-a-passage-ai-chatbot-powered-by-smartcars-api/ https://passage.ai/introducing-teslabot-v-2-0-a-passage-ai-c...
  • prsp 7y ago
    corporate shill much?
• kjaftaedi 7y ago
  It requires using Facebook messenger, which is a non-starter for me.