According to the news, Tesla is working on an app store that can compete with Apple and Android. In fact, rumors about this subject have been circulating for a while. But allegedly, the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, is obsessed with the idea of a store that will allow electric vehicle owners to download and install apps. Here are the details…
Tesla rivals Apple and Google with its new app store
Speculation about the company’s app store first began to take hold online in December. Also, the rollout of the latest V11 update of the in-car interface for Tesla cars also ignited this rumor.
To recall, the company had added a customizable icon bar at the bottom of the touchscreen back then. Last year, too, CleanTechnica suggested that Tesla would eventually launch an app store to keep owners busy while their vehicles navigate themselves.
In the past period, some reports stated that Musk would announce his application initiative in January in Tesla’s last earnings call. But it was not expected. However, a recent post by Tesla investor Sawyer Merritt has reignited rumors about the company’s plan to develop an app store.
Sawyer Merritt shared a video in which Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the App Store. In the description, he wrote that there are rumors that something similar will come under the ‘T’ logo. Moreover, immediately after, Teslascope retweeted the video.
According to Teslascope, Tesla has been working hard on its own App Store since May last year. In addition, the related tweet suggests that Tesla will share the app store before delivering the Cybertruck.
If Tesla launches its app store this year as expected, it will both increase its popularity and open up a new additional income for the company. It will also be able to share a number of other products, such as ride subscriptions, with users here.
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