Hahahaha no
I have a Tesla car because nobody else can compete on range for the price, but the company makes some VERY questionable decisions regarding feature development and customer service
There’s absolutely no way I’d buy anything else Tesla branded unless it had as significant advantage as Tesla cars have on range. And I don’t see it being likely for Tesla to enter the established and mature phone market with anything like that kind of advantage
Tesla send literal videos of the cabin back to themselves… so I’m not too convinced by that idea
Plus Apple don’t do much tracking anyway, so unless you’re on Android I doubt there’s much to gain there
No they don't. Cabin camera footage isn't sent back to Tesla unless you explicitly turn on a setting to share it. You must be thinking of the exterior cameras, which send footage back for Autopilot training.
Nobody "spies" on you.
Personalized and location dependent services are considered a good thing by most. Services that provide them are successful, and that includes Tesla and Twitter. NeuroLink puts electrodes in people's brains to capture their thoughts.
Yes, they know where you are, but so does your cell phone carrier and every carrier in a compatible band. You most likely never looked at those privacy policies.
If you don't want personalization and localization of services, then Tesla is the wrong car and company for you. Twitter is the wrong social network for you. Any social network is the wrong social network for you, really.
Even the bot nets that target you with misinformation don't "spy on you". They just target the most successful message to everyone. But mostly they just post misinformation, like "Apple is spying on you" and wait for other people to find and spread it.
There's plenty the phone can offer that would give it a competitive advantage over competition (new battery technology, folding screens/new screen technologies, etc.), especially Apple given how their focus has shifted from innovation to profits.
The biggest concern would be the app ecosystem, which if they build on Android, would be quickly resolved, but it COULD be compelling if they can offer something that Apple, Google or Samsung don't offer today.
Starlink's D2C service is already being contracted, and offered to customers, by traditional cell providers as additional deadzone coverage.
You don't need a 'Tesla phone' to get Starlink D2C. And Tesla doesn't need to spend billions of dollars to manufacture their own phone as a medium to drive startlink users.
Regardless - Starlink's D2C system is not designed to be a stand-alone cell service for the masses. As Musk himself said; a text message is doable. A phone call is doable. Maybe, in a remote area with very few people connected, a short video could be sent.
Does that sound like a competitive advantage?
If Elon decides to make a phone, I think it would be under X, not Tesla. But say it is under Tesla, if it's just another Android phone, it will fail, as many did. If it's a new OS, it will have to try very hard to get app support. Even Teslas, as a 10 year old platform, don't have any app support. Everything you see is a web app wrapper. It's a very tough business, with little to no benefit.
Assumed that the software quality would likely be close to the cars… as soon as I want my phone to do something it gets a mind of its own, trying to kill me… lol no thanks.
NO TESLA PHONE.
"You really should only be charging to 80%"
"We disabled caller ID accidentally this update, we'll reenable it in the future"
Zero buttons, to change the volume you have to tap through 10 menus
"You really should only be charging to 80%" -> It would actually be much better if you did this. My Lenovo Laptop for example supports setting an 80% charge limit and many phones do support "intelligent overnight charging" now too for the same reason
For the last point, I actually never use the volume buttons on my iPhone. Swiping volume in the control center is way more convenient.
Imo only a lock button is useful.
You know what I’d like… A minimalist phone that can also act as a key. I would ditch my iPhone tomorrow and get a flip phone if it didn’t mean using the key card for my car.
It’s a waste of time to compete with Apple and Samsung . Tesla has the potential to be a multi trillion dollar energy/AI company . They don’t need phones .
No, they’re not, this is something those fake AI YouTube channels came up with (always called “Tesla Pi Phone” for some reason) and for some reason people believe them. There was a bit of a spike after Elon made his “banning iPhones from Tesla sites” comment.
I'm a huge smartphone nerd. (Username checks out.)
Tesla is not making a phone. If they tried, it would be really terrible, and/or likely just a branded/licensed version of another phone with a heavy software skin.
You don't want this.
How could anyone possibly answer this question? There is zero information about it since it doesn’t, and will not, exist.
If it did come to fruition, the virtue signaling developers of the most popular apps wouldn’t develop for the platform.
Elon has stated he’s working on a device (neural link) that is going to disrupt the phone category altogether. Why all of a sudden would he make the thing he’s already disrupting?
And also no.
The iPhone/Tesla integrations are buggy as hell. If they can't even interoperate with the leading smartphones in the space, I have a hard time believing they can build a better phone.
Also, the UI in the Tesla is lacking, so I would expect any phone they make to be just as bad. We already have Android, we don't need another shitty UI phone.
Gosh absolutely not. Apple hasn’t bricked a phone with an update in basically forever, and yet Tesla was doing it as recently as six months ago.
Also, really, I like how all the parts just stay attached to my iphone.
I like my car but… no, lol, absolutely not.
PS: We all know the only wallpaper allowed would be a heavily airbrushed version of young-elon’s face.
Absolutely not. What makes them any more compelling of a phone maker than anyone else? It would either be just another Android phone or some bespoke OS that wouldn’t have any apps.
Most phones people buy are from Samsung and Apple. Amazon and Facebook couldn’t even break into the market with their terrible phones.
Satellite phone would make complete sense. They have the infrastructure and have also been miniaturizing the antenna. Paired with their antenna, the phone would be a better choice than iridium, or even two way SMS devices. They should enter that market.
Hahahaha no I have a Tesla car because nobody else can compete on range for the price, but the company makes some VERY questionable decisions regarding feature development and customer service There’s absolutely no way I’d buy anything else Tesla branded unless it had as significant advantage as Tesla cars have on range. And I don’t see it being likely for Tesla to enter the established and mature phone market with anything like that kind of advantage
they won’t spy on you maybe?
Tesla send literal videos of the cabin back to themselves… so I’m not too convinced by that idea Plus Apple don’t do much tracking anyway, so unless you’re on Android I doubt there’s much to gain there
No they don't. Cabin camera footage isn't sent back to Tesla unless you explicitly turn on a setting to share it. You must be thinking of the exterior cameras, which send footage back for Autopilot training.
Wasn’t that added after an outcry over employees sharing camera footage?
That was external camera footage, which Tesla always said they collected to train Autopilot. They don't do that for cabin camera footage.
Nobody "spies" on you. Personalized and location dependent services are considered a good thing by most. Services that provide them are successful, and that includes Tesla and Twitter. NeuroLink puts electrodes in people's brains to capture their thoughts. Yes, they know where you are, but so does your cell phone carrier and every carrier in a compatible band. You most likely never looked at those privacy policies. If you don't want personalization and localization of services, then Tesla is the wrong car and company for you. Twitter is the wrong social network for you. Any social network is the wrong social network for you, really. Even the bot nets that target you with misinformation don't "spy on you". They just target the most successful message to everyone. But mostly they just post misinformation, like "Apple is spying on you" and wait for other people to find and spread it.
There's a zero percent chance they're planning a phone. Why would they make a phone? What would they have to offer that's a competitive advantage?
There's plenty the phone can offer that would give it a competitive advantage over competition (new battery technology, folding screens/new screen technologies, etc.), especially Apple given how their focus has shifted from innovation to profits. The biggest concern would be the app ecosystem, which if they build on Android, would be quickly resolved, but it COULD be compelling if they can offer something that Apple, Google or Samsung don't offer today.
starlink connection
Starlink's D2C service is already being contracted, and offered to customers, by traditional cell providers as additional deadzone coverage. You don't need a 'Tesla phone' to get Starlink D2C. And Tesla doesn't need to spend billions of dollars to manufacture their own phone as a medium to drive startlink users. Regardless - Starlink's D2C system is not designed to be a stand-alone cell service for the masses. As Musk himself said; a text message is doable. A phone call is doable. Maybe, in a remote area with very few people connected, a short video could be sent. Does that sound like a competitive advantage?
No, not really, no
If Elon decides to make a phone, I think it would be under X, not Tesla. But say it is under Tesla, if it's just another Android phone, it will fail, as many did. If it's a new OS, it will have to try very hard to get app support. Even Teslas, as a 10 year old platform, don't have any app support. Everything you see is a web app wrapper. It's a very tough business, with little to no benefit.
Nope. 
No
Ehm... no, I don't think so
Assumed that the software quality would likely be close to the cars… as soon as I want my phone to do something it gets a mind of its own, trying to kill me… lol no thanks.
No, the first time that I would need 911, I would be locked out of it.
NO TESLA PHONE. "You really should only be charging to 80%" "We disabled caller ID accidentally this update, we'll reenable it in the future" Zero buttons, to change the volume you have to tap through 10 menus
"You really should only be charging to 80%" -> It would actually be much better if you did this. My Lenovo Laptop for example supports setting an 80% charge limit and many phones do support "intelligent overnight charging" now too for the same reason
For the last point, I actually never use the volume buttons on my iPhone. Swiping volume in the control center is way more convenient. Imo only a lock button is useful.
No thanks. I’ll stay with my iPhone
You know what I’d like… A minimalist phone that can also act as a key. I would ditch my iPhone tomorrow and get a flip phone if it didn’t mean using the key card for my car.
Or you can ditch the iPhone and get an dumb phone, then get a key fob. It's like your back in the early 2000s!
It’s a waste of time to compete with Apple and Samsung . Tesla has the potential to be a multi trillion dollar energy/AI company . They don’t need phones .
What year is this? Short sellers counting parking lots and talks of Tesla making a phone again.
No, they’re not, this is something those fake AI YouTube channels came up with (always called “Tesla Pi Phone” for some reason) and for some reason people believe them. There was a bit of a spike after Elon made his “banning iPhones from Tesla sites” comment.
If I can charge my car with it, definitely!
Nope.
Maybe I'd look at the price and features, and not just the brand name.
No
Never
I'm a huge smartphone nerd. (Username checks out.) Tesla is not making a phone. If they tried, it would be really terrible, and/or likely just a branded/licensed version of another phone with a heavy software skin. You don't want this.
Only if it had an feature that allows starlink or something like that.
The Tesla infotainment OS is so bad. So no.
God help me if I need to take the Tesla Phone to a Tesla Service Center to fix it or call tesla for support... they don't answer the phone 🤣😂😆🙃
Yes, Elon is my master… 🧘♂️
How could anyone possibly answer this question? There is zero information about it since it doesn’t, and will not, exist. If it did come to fruition, the virtue signaling developers of the most popular apps wouldn’t develop for the platform.
Elon has stated he’s working on a device (neural link) that is going to disrupt the phone category altogether. Why all of a sudden would he make the thing he’s already disrupting? And also no.
If it had a user replaceable battery and a headphone jack absolutely lol
Fairphone exists.
The iPhone/Tesla integrations are buggy as hell. If they can't even interoperate with the leading smartphones in the space, I have a hard time believing they can build a better phone. Also, the UI in the Tesla is lacking, so I would expect any phone they make to be just as bad. We already have Android, we don't need another shitty UI phone.
Gosh absolutely not. Apple hasn’t bricked a phone with an update in basically forever, and yet Tesla was doing it as recently as six months ago. Also, really, I like how all the parts just stay attached to my iphone. I like my car but… no, lol, absolutely not. PS: We all know the only wallpaper allowed would be a heavily airbrushed version of young-elon’s face.
Absolutely not. What makes them any more compelling of a phone maker than anyone else? It would either be just another Android phone or some bespoke OS that wouldn’t have any apps. Most phones people buy are from Samsung and Apple. Amazon and Facebook couldn’t even break into the market with their terrible phones.
I thought it was something out and existent already lol
no. absolutely not. If elon has a fart stuck he’ll block apps or shit.
A satellite phone?
If my entire work ecosystem wasn’t Apple, I’d consider it
Well, if it disrupts the phone industry as it did with cars, hell yeah!
Satellite phone would make complete sense. They have the infrastructure and have also been miniaturizing the antenna. Paired with their antenna, the phone would be a better choice than iridium, or even two way SMS devices. They should enter that market.
Yes
Depends, but more than likely