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Tesla releases API pricing, dev says would cost $60 million per year to run his 3rd-party app

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Tesla has released API pricing for third-party apps and this developer says that it would cost them $60 million per...

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What’s the data? The article says the app was fleet management? So location and remote opening doors or something?
- I use an app called Tessie. It's $5 a month for the rest of my life but i do like it . Keeps track of battery usage, trips, and links to Alexa.
  
  Gotcha - I guess I’m still not following though. Twitter and Reddit upped API fees because the data could be used to train LLMs.
  
  Obviously if you had access to everyone’s driving/Tesla data - that’d be valuable - but I am assuming the API data is only for the owners using these the apps like you mentioned.
  
  Is the data available across all users or are they prepping to release some kind of anonymized user data?
  
  I can’t eee how blocking API use helps train LLMs.
  
  Even if the users has a 3rd party app, it’s still making the API calls, so whatever data is already on the server side.
  
  I think you might be misinterpreting me.
  
  Most of these apps run via the app providers servers. So while each subscriber provides an apikey that only gets data on their car(s), the app provider can save every single api response and whatever they want with it.
  
  Why Alexa?
  
  Other than that, a $1 notepad and a pencil will do usage tracking just fine for years. You can't take a trip unless you're already sitting in the car where you can see and write down the info.
  
  I've decided that we were just fine without the internet, please send your comment to me via written correspondence, since you have your notepad ready anyway.
  
  The internet allows us to communicate quickly over distances we couldn't otherwise without a long time between messages. What does this app do that I can't do cheaper and easier with pencil and paper?
  
  I'm not opposed to technology, but I'm not paying for it if there's no benefit.

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