Musk says Tesla cars could soon run third-party apps, games
Tesla's cars, be it Model 3 or the swanky new Roadster, are known for their phenomenal capabilities. Their software is upgraded with regular firmware updates introducing handy new features like the famous Sentry mode. And now, it seems the company is on track to open its platforms for other services too. Here's all about it.
Active services on Tesla cars
The infotainment system of Tesla cars boasts of natively developed features. Now, this means that everything you see on the dashboard of Tesla EVs - music, books, podcasts, navigation - has been specifically made by the company. Even the in-car games that you get - 2048, Super Breakout, Missile Command, Asteroids, Lunar Lander, and Centipede - are Tesla-only products.
Musk, however, has indicated a change
Though the strategy of keeping its software closed has done wonders for the company, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has indicated a shift towards outside services. While speaking about Tesla cars at the recent Ride the Lightning podcast, the billionaire suggested that their vehicles could get support for apps, and even games, developed by third-parties and developers.
Here's what Musk said
"As our number of vehicles grow, it starts to potentially make more sense to develop games and other applications for Tesla," Musk said, adding they "just need a lot of cars," which would make "enough of an install base to warrant the effort" of developers.
However, there's no word on when third-party apps would debut
There is no word on when Musk would go ahead and launch a way to bring third-party apps and services into Tesla cars. Electrek had previously reported that he had been looking at ways to bring a platform for third-party apps. Either way, if that's the case, it would be interesting to see how Musk executes the plan, especially while maintaining vehicle security.
