Smartwatches seem to be the latest cool tech trend as you can just speak into your device and you can make things happen, just like in the movies a few years ago. Now a new app will make them even cooler as it can make a car do basic commands, that is if you have a smartwatch that runs on Android Wear and if you’re one of the privileged owners of a Tesla Model S.
The five-door electric luxury liftback can now be commanded to do simple things through the app Tesla Command for Android Wear. Although for now it can let you just run five commands for the car through your smartwatch, it’s still pretty cool if you have the capability to do so. This technology was actually introduced by the developers using Google Glass through a GlassTesla app, but now they’ve adapted it to the Android Wear platform.
But don’t worry if you’re not tech-savvy. How it works is just as simple as the commands it can do. After installing it on your smartwatch, sign in to the app using your Tesla credentials. Then you just need to activate it via voice command by Ok Googling it and saying “Start Tesla Command” so you can access the commands to enable you to control your Tesla Model S remotely. Once it’s on, you can now make your car do five things: unlock, lock, honk (pretty neat trick to scare some unsuspecting individuals), and finally, open and close the sunroof.
While it’s still very basic, the developers said they will be introducing more features in the future. So cross your fingers that someday, your Android Wear may actually drive the car for you. You can download Tesla Command for Android Wear through the Google Play Store.