I'll admit that I cannot cannot cannot wait for the SDK to be released. And then two generations of us complaining and moaning that we don't get access to ${FOO}. And then, once we wear them down, the amazing insanely cool apps that we can build.
I understand that this isn't a very high priority for them. But as a geek... Oh boy oh boy oh boy...
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Think about their priorities. First they need to get the stuff that matters for Joe the Customer to the cars. Better navigation being HIGH on that list. Very high. The trip planner is just one aspect of that. Then hopefully deal with some of the challenges in the media app. Then the auto pilot features. I can see quite clearly how those could be perceived as much higher priority than and SDK. And the thing is that an SDK is hard to do right. And once you release it you are stuck with the APIs you have created (within reason). And you need a very, very thorough security review of all this. A sandbox that people really cannot break out - any story that an app could impact the driving of the car would be a disaster... So yeah, it makes sense to take this slow. Yet... yeah, I want it yesterday