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Show HN: Nissan's Leaf app doesn't have a home screen widget so I made my own

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122 points kcon | 1 comments | 14 Apr 25 02:42 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

Nissan's official mobile app for their LEAF electric car doesn't have a widget for quickly checking the car's battery charge status on your phone's home screen, so for a fun side project I decided to make my own using free tools like GitHub Actions, Appium, Tailscale, and Apple Shortcuts.
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light_hue_1 ◴[14 Apr 25 03:17 UTC] No.43677758[source]▶
I wish that US car manufacturers would finally realize that they're software companies with a hardware device, and pivot accordingly.

The differentiating factor between car models is not the hardware in the world of EVs. It's the software. And right now, if you aren't either on Tesla, Rivian, or Polestar the software experience is horrific.

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1. margalabargala ◴[14 Apr 25 03:46 UTC] No.43677874[source]▶
Plenty of car companies have realized the don't have core competency in software and simply run Android with some addons. Chevrolet for example does a fairly good job of this.

Tesla has some great software ideas, and awful execution. Yes, they have the ability to continuously improve vehicles after sale and they use it. But they use it to scramble the climate control location every third month, and to charge subscriptions for hardware their customers already bought.