Tesla has released documentation for the company’s new application programming interface (API) called Fleet, which gives third-party applications access to Tesla’s vehicles and energy devices. In other words, the Fleet API allows third-party apps to interact with the company’s products. For example, a third-party app could allow you to lock and unlock doors, check battery percentage, and even switch on the air-conditioning system of your Tesla vehicle with the help of the Fleet API.
For many years now, third-party applications for Tesla vehicles have been offering almost all the functionalities that are enabled by the Fleet API. However, those apps have been offering these services in an unofficial way by reverse engineering the API used by the official Tesla app. So, if Tesla decided to stop developers from doing so, these third-party apps would stop working, pushing many developers out of the business.
With the help of the Fleet API, developers won’t have to operate in the grey zone anymore. By using this API, they would be able to make their apps legitimate and turn those apps into thriving businesses. In fact, the official API gives developers a platform to make apps for Tesla’s vehicles and energy devices, giving rise to the development of apps that offer functionalities desired by Tesla owners that aren’t offered by the official Tesla app. It also allows those developers to make a living around the company’s products.
Tesla to start delivering Cybertruck from next month
While we await more information on the Fleet API, Tesla is preparing to start the deliveries of the Cybertruck. The company has announced that it will hand over the first set of Cybertruck on November 30, 2023, during the Cybertruck Delivery Event at Tesla's Giga factory in Austin, Texa.
