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Apple Watch Summons Self-Driving Tesla

  • IBTimes, Tuesday, February 9, 2016 9:05 AM
An Apple Watch application update has enabled the mobile device to call for a Tesla car directly from a user’s wrist, with the vehicle opening a garage door and driving itself down a driveway. The so-called summon feature gives a user an exciting glimpse into how driverless cars may work in the future. Version 3.0 of the Remote S for Tesla app for the Apple Watch developed by Rego Apps launched its use of the feature Wednesday. When activated, it starts the car and brings it out toward the road. Ordinarily, the vehicle requires the keyfob to be nearby when starting, but if a user enables the “Remote/Keyless Start” option, the car can be summoned by the user’s Apple Watch without the keyfob being in the vicinity.

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