AN INDEPENDENT IDEA FOR TESLA
Short quests. Small rewards. Shared progress.
Put a few spare charging minutes to good use.
Gamification with a real-world purpose.
Help during a stop you were making anyway.
Only the tasks you want, when you have time.
See how a small action helps the next car or rider.
THE SUPERCHARGER ADVANTAGE
A charging stop brings together a place to park, a connected car and people with a few minutes to spare.
BEFORE THE CAR ARRIVES
You opt in for five minutes. Dispatch finds a suitable task that fits your location, preferences and time.
GAMIFICATION THAT DOES SOME GOOD
A useful quest gives you a reason to join.
Recognition, progress and belonging could bring you back.
Choose the tasks you enjoy, with a time limit that suits your stop.
Verified contributions earn points and badges. Training opens suitable new quests.
Charging credit, occasional merch—or simply the satisfaction of being useful.
See your impact and help your local community reach a shared goal.
Opt-in rankings. Quality counts. No pressure to keep a streak.
SMALL QUESTS. DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE.
Some people like fixing things.
Some just like helping the next person.
Connect the charging cable to this parked Model Y robotaxi.
An interactive concept, not a live task.
WHAT YOU GET BACK
A little Supercharging credit
The satisfaction of a useful favour
A robotaxi ready for its next step
ILLUSTRATIVE COMPLETION
Charging telemetry can confirm that power is flowing. Your contribution earns recognition and a small credit.
Illustrative progress. Preview a verified quest to see it grow.
Rewards and times are illustrative. Tasks would need approved access, suitable supplies, verification and a dependable fallback.
HELP CAN BE INFORMATION, TOO
A robotaxi stopped across a lane. An awkward pickup. Other road users struggling to get past.
Owners could report what they notice—or answer a specific check requested by the fleet.
Is it holding others up, or waiting normally with traffic? Your view could help the fleet understand what is happening.
Tap a response to explore the idea.
Observations inform review. They do not directly command the car.
THE BIGGER IDEA
Turn owner enthusiasm into useful participation: quests people enjoy, contributions they can see, and a fleet they help improve.
Go deeper into the researchA concept worth testing. Built from published Tesla capabilities and research on participation. Fleet savings and owner engagement would need a pilot.
What would we test?