True, however it does allow ease of hands free unlocking if the phone needs to be charged. I am assuming my phone is on the belt clip, and I normally remove it and place it in the charge dock every time I drive. Since Bluetooth connects automatically for phone calls, maybe the RFID card can remain in the shirt pocket.
It's a different dynamic for the reason you just stated. A modern FOB can remain in your pocket and thus never be left in the car. A modern phone (many) are too big to be comfortably left in your pocket while seated and/or you desire to mount them somewhere in the vehicle for easy access. These may be accidentally left in the car. I've left my phone behind a small number of times when I've been otherwise distracted and/or had other things to carry.
I quoted earlier that the key card is a spare key, however the phone will be known as the primary key. Just like I can use a spare key for my 2017 Kia Sorrento....I don't want to use it on a daily basis because its a hassle.
If Tesla is allowing a phone to act as a fob, then all features of a fob should remain in place with a phone. That's what I think.
I think you are mixing things.
Its already stated that it has the same communications as the S and X ( GSM ). No maybes there.
Are you implying that if the vehicle doesn’t have cell service but is connected to a wifi network, the app won’t function?
For what purpose ?
I'm not implying anything. Your cell phone works ( external communication wise ) via GSM and/or Wifi. So does your car.
There’s absolutely nothing difficult about it, that’s how I would expect it to work. But you wrote:
The difference is in how often you will use the secondary method.
