The media regularly raise the possibility that Tesla will release its own smartphone. But in an interview with the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Elon Musk said that Tesla is not developing a smartphone. And while he admitted that Tesla would be well-positioned to create a new mobile platform (pointing to the software the company has created for its vehicles), Musk explained that it's not something that Tesla is interested in. .
In other words, Tesla prefers to focus on other sectors, such as electric vehicles, robotaxis or even humanoids. However, during this interview, Elon Musk also added that Tesla's position could change if it was forced to market its own smartphone. For example, Tesla could start working on its own smartphone and its own platform if the behavior of Apple or Google towards developers forced it to do so.
Competing with Android and iOS is not an easy task
In any case, it is important to note that competing with Android and iOS in the smartphone market is far from an easy task. Among the companies that have tried are Microsoft, which had Windows Mobile, and Samsung, which has already released smartphones using the Tizen OS instead of Android. But these groups have decided to abandon these platforms. Amazon also tried to gain a place in the smartphone market with its Fire Phone device and its Fire OS platform, but it was a dismal failure.
However, currently, one Chinese company could be on the verge of succeeding where all these digital giants have failed: Huawei. As a reminder, Huawei has developed its own operating system, called Harmony OS. And if the first version was still linked to Android, Huawei has created a new version called Harmony OS Next which cuts these links and which no longer supports Android applications.
- Rumors regularly circulate about the “Tesla smartphone”
- But recently, Elon Musk indicated that his company is not interested in this market, even if Tesla is well positioned to develop an alternative to Android and iOS
- However, Musk also indicated that Tesla could launch its own platform and its own smartphone if it had to.
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