Informed sources revealed that Tesla may be developing an app store similar to Apple, which allows car owners to download and install apps by themselves, imitating Apple or Android smartphone operations, creating The software and hardware ecological chain of Tesla’s own brand.
It is reported that in December last year after the Tesla car interface was upgraded to the latest V11 version, a customizable icon bar appeared at the bottom of the touch screen in the car. That led some to speculate that Elon Musk would announce plans for the app store during his latest earnings call in late January, but that didn’t happen.
Rumor has it something similar is coming soon to something with four wheels that starts with a T 👀 https://t.co/qBGPzZpbdE
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) February 5, 2022
Tesla investor Sawyer Merritt, who was previously thought to be in the know, retweeted a video of the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs introducing the App Store, saying in a reposted post: There are Rumor has it that something like that will soon be on something with four wheels that start with a T.
- Figure 1: Screenshot of the tweet posted by Sawyer Merritt
- Figure 2: Screenshot of the tweet released by Teslascope
The tweet was quickly retweeted by Teslascope, a Twitter account with the same name as the Tesla travel-tracking app. The account once posted: “The rumors have spread. Tesla has been developing its own ‘app store’ since around May 2021 and will officially launch it before the Cybertruck is delivered.
The rumor is out!
Tesla has been working on their own “App Store” since around May 2021 and will launch before deliveries of the Cybertruck.
This is what we expected to be shared during the earnings call, although @elonmusk did share this would be the year of “software”.
— Teslascope (@teslascope) February 5, 2022
We look forward to Tesla’s earnings report. It will share relevant content during the conference call. You must know that Elon Musk did reveal that 2022 will be the year of Tesla’s software.” Some point of view pointed out that Musk once said in the financial report: “Whether it is in the car or in the On the factory side, Tesla is both a software company and a hardware company, but that’s not widely understood.”
The “year of software” claim may be a reference to Musk’s comments on Tesla’s Q4 2021 earnings call, when he said that the Full Self-Driving (FSD) software would create “the largest asset class in Tesla’s history across all asset classes.” Largest value increase”.
Tesla Chief Financial Officer Zachary Kirkhorn agrees. “With the rapid growth of FSD, software-based profits will eventually become a strong complement to the profits from hardware sales,” he said. “I think the software part of Tesla’s business is the real concern.”
If Tesla launches an app store, it could add another interesting aspect to the pioneering electric brand, which pioneered the concept of “software on wheels” in its line of electric vehicles, industry experts say.