Also, the car responds to “KITT,” a fun little homage to Knight Rider. “While Tesla has not released a public API for developers to date, that does not stop one from hacking on the car anyway,” he says. You can check out the result of Goecke’s tampering below.
Certainly impressive, Goecke doesn’t have plans to keep the temporary feature active for long. “A fun weekend project for sure,” Goecke writes, “but there are a lot of security issues to address before I leave this skill enabled on my Echo. Not least is the fact my kids could have a lot of fun asking the Tesla to pull in and out of the garage repeatedly while I am fast asleep.” Goecke also wanted to make a statement to Tesla. He’s calling for the automaker to work with developers to open up the Tesla API. “Tesla has built the beginnings of an excellent platform, but it will take a concerted effort to attract developers to build the apps that even Elon Musk hasn’t dreamed of (yet).” He further added, “The real power of any cloud-connected platform, whether it be an iPhone or an amazing electric vehicle, may only be fully realized by building and encouraging a vibrant developer ecosystem.”
