TWIKE Team

August 21, 2026 at 8:33 am

Hello Benedikt,

thank you for your very constructive thoughts – this is exactly the kind of perspective that makes the development of the TWIKE Commander interesting.

We also see the advantages of open interfaces and understand the desire not to depend on a single cloud or platform. The possibility of integrating your own systems or servers is therefore a very interesting approach.

At the same time, we need to carefully distinguish between different layers of a vehicle system: not every part of a vehicle can or should be completely open. Safety, reliability and a simple user experience for all pilots are equally important to us.

Our first step is therefore to create a clearly defined interface that different applications can build upon in the future. How far an open architecture and possible open-source components make sense is something we would like to develop further together with the technical possibilities and the needs of our community.

And regarding smartphones, we agree with your point as well: A TWIKE should not depend on every user having a specific mobile operating system or a specific app.

Thank you for this valuable input!

TWIKE Team

August 19, 2026 at 9:11 am

In the driver test vehicle, we are using AutoPi to test the TWIKE 5’s own wireless communication channel with the outside world for the first time. This allows us to evaluate a potential technical foundation for remote access and future connected features.

A future TWIKE Commander could, for example, provide charging and vehicle status, consumption or driving data, diagnostic information, and charging-related functions. The TWIKE itself is designed to function independently, even without such additional systems.

We’re particularly excited to explore which interfaces we should open up for technically inclined users—such as for integration into their own energy or smart-home systems.

We’re deliberately choosing not to finalize which features actually make sense just yet.

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