On the occasion of the CES show in Las Vegas 2024, the doors of which closed last Friday evening, Samsung announced the compatibility of Tesla products with its SmartThings Energy control system, which makes it possible in particular to check the electricity consumption of the products of the house, and manage it automatically so as not to exceed a maximum height. The Tesla products affected include the Powerwall battery, the Solar Inverter, Wall Connector solutions and electric vehicles.
Speaks to Chanwoo Park, executive vp and head of the Device Platform Center IoT development team at Samsung Electronics££££
“Tesla Energy customers can now manage and monitor the status of the power their homes with SmartThingsEnergy and Samsung devices, in addition to the Tesla app, ensuring increased access and connectivity, said Chanwoo Park, executive vice president and head of the Device IoT development team. Platform Center at Samsung Electronics. This new collaboration is a key step for Samsung Electronics to make our solution more widely available beyond home appliances.”
Tesla's Drew Baglino££££
“At Tesla, we're excited to add features to our products to interact with other smart devices and software in homes of our customers, said Drew Baglino of Tesla. We recently released FleetAPI, allowing developers to interact with Powerwall, Solar, and Wall Connector in addition to our vehicles. We're thrilled that Samsung has chosen to be an early developer, given its leadership position in smart home technology. Customers will be able to view the status of their network connectivity across multiple devices and intelligently control home loads to extend the power of their Powerwall offline.”
Availability announced in the second quarter of 2024.
