New cell phone app: Tesla Tattler --- works on all cell phones

[doug]

So I spent some time in the car sniffing the IP CAN bus. From what I can tell the alarm is not on the IP bus. I can enable/disable the alarm and I can set the 3rd key fob button to panic/trunk/homelink, but I can't trip the alarm. Bummer

As for the tattler, I can still send an SMS message "ALARM:TRUNK OPEN" if the trunk is opened and the alarm is set.

Any chance the alarm chirps if you quickly enable a second time? (Like pressing lock button twice on the key fob seems to do for most cars.)

[doug]

He showed me how it does all of the obvious stuff that Tesla should have done by now...

No idea why Tesla hasn't implemented these simple things yet. Especially since it's something customers have been asking about for a while now. My only guess is they don't see it as a good return on investment. Has Tesla ever made an official statement about it?

[markwj]

No idea why Tesla hasn't implemented these simple things yet. Especially since it's something customers have been asking about for a while now. My only guess is they don't see it as a good return on investment. Has Tesla ever made an official statement about it?

The annoying thing is that the current (2.x) roadsters have all the hardware necessary. Computer+Display connected to the right busses, with a GPS and GSM modem. All they need is software, a backend server, and an API. The front-ends would be written for them.

The older roadster would need hardware.

I guess the problem is the limited market. A few hundred sales - even if the work is limited in scope.

[vfx]

Indeed! We were chatting in a restaurant about the Tattler and Scott popped out his phone and starting showing it in action.....

It is indeed impressive. Not being a tech guy (at least at the level of Tom and Scott) I found it too be a bit over my head. The added costs were an issue to but I'm just cheap that way.

[bonnie1194]

I want one when it's ready.

[Jaff]

me too!

[AndrewBissell]

And me

[efxjim]

Me three

[Doug_G]

Me five!

[scott451]

Any chance the alarm chirps if you quickly enable a second time? (Like pressing lock button twice on the key fob seems to do for most cars.)

Good suggestion. I was able to command the car to "lock" four times in a row and I got three taps on the horn. It's not as loud as the solid honks of the alarm, but it's better than nothing. I should be able to honk out "SOS" using the pauses between the honks as the long/short.