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Tesla CEO Says Model S Will Support Third-Party Apps

Posted by timothy on from the don't-leave-the-updating-to-at&t-please dept.

thecarchik writes "The electric-car maker's CEO said at a conference today in San Francisco that the much-hyped Model S electric sedan will support third-party apps and text-to-voice capabilities. With its large 17-inch touchscreen console, car fans and investors have long suspected that third-party apps might be part of the Model S plan, but Wednesday's announcement was the first acknowledgement from Musk that the company is courting a developer community."

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  1. Re:Yes, but... by pushing-robot · · Score: 4, Funny

    And airgap it from the drivetrain and power management.

    They're way ahead of you: All the car's components communicate wirelessly!

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  2. Re:Roll out the tropes by darthdavid · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean a Beowulf convoy?

  3. Re:Is software really their core competency? by c0lo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why aren't they using Android, which already has text to voice, voice to text, GPS navigation, and almost everything else you might need in a car?

    Or, at the very least, have the "Other OS" option enabled! WTF? Do I own the car or not?

    Also, don't they see that they are destroying the "car analogy" meme? I wonder how the /. editors can't see the impact this is going to have on the slashvertising business.

    </sarcasm>

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