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!

Neat! I wish the website explains the features a bit more - #2 and #3 aren't mentioned at all on the home page.

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-c...

It requires using Facebook messenger, which is a non-starter for me.

Looks like they're using the SmartCar API (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?

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?

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 [email protected]