Charge stats is good , but what about miles driven

[wonderinguys]

With the latest update the charge stats
is showing cost per day and how much I charged ,etc. is there a way the car tracks how many miles the car was driven every day ?

 

[GtiMart]

TeslaFi or other such apps are your best option.

 

[wonderinguys]

TeslaFi or other such apps are your best option.

I am a little paranoid in opening up my car’s account to third party . Next thing you know a vulnerability in that third party app now controls my car !

 

[GtiMart]

Ah, there are always risks. You can have a look at the Tesla API to figure out what it is exactly that people can do remotely. Maybe that will help you take a more informed decision. For example, there are no APIs that actually control the driving of the car. You can start it remotely, open windows, control heating and music but you can't turn the steering or hit the brakes, that sort of thing.

 

[InTheMiddle]

There are also risks associated with sharing your login info (directly or via tokens) with any third party beyond just what the APIs allow today. Many (most?) large scale breaches are via 3rd parties (or 3rd party software). I trust Tesla to safeguard my account, and make things right should they be compromised. For any 3rd party, think carefully about the level of design, deployment, maintenance, and processes for safeguarding your account info you truly expect them to implement, and it’s likely you’ll realize they invest far fewer resources into this than Tesla does themselves. Each person has their own valuation on the risks and benefits of 3rd party access to their Tesla account (or bank accounts, etc…so many 3rd parties want your account info these days). Just have your eyes wide open about the risks you’re taking anytime you share access to any of your accounts with any 3rd party apps…

 

[wonderinguys]

Exactly why I don’t like this idea

 

[ngng]

Then you will have to host your own stats app.