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My guess is they are adding Bluetooth to the new fobs and at the same time adding the capability for the car to recognize the paired phones so that no FOBs are actually needed.
Owners would have the choice of FOB or paired phone.
This is the key fob that was used on our test drive last week. The sales rep did say anything about it being new or blue tooth, he just showed us how to operate it.
I'm fairly sure a device can be programmed so it doesn't show up to be paired. I'm wondering if we will ever see that again, even though the article is all about it.
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices won't show up in your phone's BT pairing area. The idea with BLE is that they are more like "instant connect" devices that don't need to be paired ahead of time. There will some sort of "sync" procedure so your fob doesn't connect to just any car, and you car doesn't connect to just any fob, but don't look to your phone to see these devices.
If you're really curious, search for "BLE Utility" apps or Bluefruit LE to scan for local BLE devices.
Well I popped mine open and compared the fob model number to the one of the FCC website. Mine is a 1043xxx and the one the FCC website is a 1048xxx so I suspect my one week old Model S has the old fob.
Less complex system. Tesla took the design in-house over the original RF system that was outsourced to a British company called Pektron. In theory it could have better battery life. (In addition to the lower cost)
And yes, if Tesla wants to write the software for it, a smartphone could stand in for a fob in the BLE system.
Well I popped mine open and compared the fob model number to the one of the FCC website. Mine is a 1043xxx and the one the FCC website is a 1048xxx so I suspect my one week old Model S has the old fob.