Literally, all you had to do was buy GoTailwind 🤦♂️ I have been absolutely flabbergasted that none of you tech tubers have picked up on this technology that can retrofit to ANY garage and is even made by a person like you with his small business in Canada. Yet GoTailwind has far better first party garage support for all smarthome platforms
I really enjoy automating many aspects of my home but... Regarding specifically the garage door porting of this exercise: Is this worth all of the effort vs pushing a button on my garage door remote? Perhaps there was a reason that a Garage door remote could not be used and I missed that variable. (Apologies if I did)
It's the challenge, but like I mentioned there could be other use-cases if set up especially commuting. I also think it's fun to find out what's possible. With all of these automations it's not always about the specific idea but what you could do for other automations. IDK if that makes sense.
I suppose that for most people they garage door remote would be a perfectly good option, but the same could be said for every single piece of smart home tech. Light switches work fine so why have smart bulbs? I can look up information on my phone, so why have a voice assistant? I guess it seems like a channel dedicated to smart home technology and how to apply it should always be looking for ways to employ automation. And an old school remote can’t easily switch on lights, set interior temperature controls, or start music playing for when you get in the house, so this single automation could be expanded to control a number of routine functions.
Why push a button when I can make it happen automagically? Now I don't need an ugly opener on my visor, I don't need to worry about another battery that needs to be replaced, none of that. Zones in Home Assistant have solved this, and MANY more problems for me.
I just use bluetooth beacons and ANPR at the end of my driveway to check it's an authorised person (bluetooth beacon) and which car we're in (ANPR) so it knows which garage door to open. Works perfectly and has done for a number of years, and doesn't rely on any third party services.
2 really cool follow-up automations you can do since you already have Tesla integrated into HA. 1) Have the car close your garage door when you put it in Park and you're home. 2) Have the car close your garage door when leaving by checking when your car changes from R to Drive and the garage door is open. There is this project called Teslamate, it broadcasts everything it can get from Tesla's APIs to MQTT and I use that connect to Home Assistant, it's pretty cool.
I solved this with myq. Tesla has support for direct integration with myq. Works 99% of the time. It opens when I pull up and closes when I leave, plus you get manual control from the car. Unlike homelink it knows if the garage is open or closed since myq has a door sensor. There is a HA integration ad well.
i just thought of another option: put an RFID chip in your car (maybe in the front bumper) and an RFID reader in your driveway. when the reader detects the proper code, it can open the garage door just when you get there. maybe add an ANPR camera for more security. there are loads of options.
was thinking the same. also low power bluetooth detection or wifi. since my wifi connects to my phone pretty instantly once im home. gotta make my garage door smart first before testing though
@@jesusdeloera4300 the problem with wifi is that it is longer range, meaning the garage door would open long before you get there, which is obviously a security issue. for something like an automatic garage door opener, i'd go with something short-range, like NFC, RFID or bluetooth.
Once you said you sent the arrival time using a shortcut, it made me wonder about navigation apps like Waze, that allows you to share updated arrival time integration with someone, but instead with home assistant. Basically what the Tesla is doing (before I got to that part in the video). I would love to see Google maps and Google home build that right in.
I find the air-con needs about 20 minutes or so to settle the temperature at home, so having it kick in even 40 mins before I get home wouldn't be such a big issue. What I did with mine, was to use a small automation that kicks in the aircon was soon as I leave work, but at a slightly higher temperature (for cooling mode) then after 20 mins kick it down to the temp I want it at. That seems to work okay for me so far and not have a huge energy hit.
Geolocation works like a charm for a couple of years now. My garage door opens consistently within 20-40m away. I use a template sensor for trigger. My phone has to be connected with car Bluetooth and be at home. Same trigger for leaving. When I start the car, within 3-4 sec the garage door opens. But I use Android.
I could see the Apple shortcuts way being fixed without needing a tesla or anything like that. Perhaps just repeating the travel_home data being sent every couple of minutes to give more real-time updates to home assistant could work, this would fix the problem of "What if you decide to go somewhere else or need to go to another place before going home?".
The S and X used to, but to my knowledge, the 3 and Y have not. Tesla has since added a MyQ integration, but that is a separate monthly or annual fee paid to Chamberlain to utilize.
@@markkempton4579 to have it integrated with Tesla/Honda/Mercedes etc so it opens and closes based on your proximity you need to be subscribed to the MyQ Connected Garage service. $45/yr They also used to charge for integrations with Google and Alexa, but don’t know if they still do.
hey Reed, I use the HA iPhone app geolocation to trigger my garage door, and it works really reliably. I added a condition to the automation "activity == automotive" so it doesn't trigger when we're out for a walk as I don't like having the door open for too long when I'm not home.
I've tried this on my brother-in-laws iPhone and found that the iPhone doesn't update the activity quick enough before he reaches the house. How did you get around this? I have this setup on my android HA app I had to enable high accuracy mode and adjust the interval to get the timing right. I didn't see that option on the iOS HA app.
Well something has chanaged, and its inconsistent and not reliable any more. I've tried increasing the zone radius, and now the door either opens way too early, or other times, is still not open when I arrive home.
I use Booleans that reset every night at 3 AM, anytime during the day before I leave or while I’m away, I simply enable that toggle, and when I get home, it opens the door for me. But those travel time shortcuts you did a video on are amazing, I use those every single day!
Does the Tesla M3 have MyQ integration like my MS? I've been using an ESP32 and relays to control my garage doors from HA but I added a cheap MyQ opener to my garage doors and tesla's in-car GPS and MyQ integration has been working flawlessly. As soon as I'm 50ft from my garage door it opens or closes.
It does, I was just seeing if I could do it without the MyQ subscription fee. That's great to hear that integration is working flawlessly for you. Also I'm a big fan of your channel. I bought my projector and speakers off your recommendation and I couldn't be happier!
After 5 years, my garage/arrival home is working almost perfectly (almost). I still use Geo, but the door will only open if my phone is connected to the car's Bluetooth (not any Bluetooth, the car's Bluetooth MAC address). I've had it set up for almost 5 months, and I believe it's worked every time. So, Geo location turns to Home, confirms Bluetooth, and opens the garage.
Did you explore using zones in combination with service calls to request an update to your phone's location? Set a fairly large zone (or multiple) that covers the route home about 5 minutes away. Then, request location updates every 30s or so and maybe add a rate limit. I do this so my spouse and I know when the other is almost home.
If you're looking specifically for garage door automation, there are easier things out there like Tailwind iQ3 or (if you have a Tesla, VW, or some other makes) built-in myQ support. Now if you're looking to automate other things like HVAC and such, then an automation like this would be very useful!
I have Tailwind, has not worked consistantly for a while. I think it is my carplay, but the owner says others have issues and it's Apple's fault for changing things. I tried MyQ and it did not automatically run so that was annoying. Since Reed has a Tesla MyQ may be his best option, but then loses all the other automations. I am using Tailwind still and works here and there.....
@@msbgone Interesting. I'm not having any issues with Tailwind. I use myQ in my other two vehicles, though, and that's flawless. Well, except my Tesla seems to frequently not want to auto-close the garage door and I have to tap the screen. But it always auto-opens. Tailwind always auto-opens for the vehicle I'm using it with. Tailwind's auto-close is more of a backup feature since it doesn't close till you're quite far from home, so I just hit the HomeLink mirror button to close the door as I'm exiting with that vehicle. But you're right about other automations. If you want to include the garage door in more complicated automations, you need to go the route that Reed did. If you're just looking for automated garage opening and closing, and you have a vehicle with the built-in myQ integration, that's the way to go IMO.
totally agree, I do not use tailwind to autoclose. I have homelink on my bimmer, so good with that.... Good to know yours always works, I really think it may be interference for me then, thanks!
Reed, do you have homelink in your Tesla. I believe it’s standard on S and X, option on 3 and y. This does just what you’ve done. You program your garage door opener/ gate opener set the distance in car software and you’re done.
Instead of pushing a button and having conditions to activate, you could trigger it on via 2 sensors combined. When both are true then it triggers the automation... no need to push buttons, it just happens automagically. Something like this (assuming arrival time is recorded in seconds rather than minutes) : {{ (states('sensor.model_y_destination') == "home") and (states('sensor.model_y_arrival_time') | float()
Hi Reed, how did you get the timer value to parse to home assistant? I can get the shortcut to fire the timer automation, but it will not dynamically update the duration with how long is left. Thanks :)
I do geo tracking with my phone. If I'm 200 Ft or closer to my house then my garage door opens, lights in the house turn on, my Living room entertainment center turns on etc. ; you can also tie automations to 2 phones show away then shutdown the house or do a specific set of actions if 1 person leaves or comes home.
Great idea. Recently upgraded from a OG Model 3 to the Y just like you. Unfortunately Tesla wants to charge $350 to add garage opener which my 3 already had. Argh! May have to consider your current setup. Very smart!
There is a huge advantage to this method. Since Home Assistant knows the status of the garage door, you don't have the garage door closing just as you arrive home if the garage door was open when you came home. So many times I would come home and have the Tesla activate the garage door when it was already open.
On an unrelated note, you might want to check into getting dual springs on your garage doors. I’ve seen a spring break on a door with just one. It crashed to the ground and almost crushed my friend’s little girl.
Answering this: Yes, there is a new official Tesla Fleet integration in HA but it doesn't give realtime updates for arrival time. Yes, you can still use Tesla Custom integration by downloading through HACS.
Now if it could trigger homelink that would be handy. I use homelink to open our community gate. I can’t totally automate it because it opens the incoming gate when we’re leaving. It would be nice if it could be triggered only when arriving home.
Hi there, Great automation you got. Could you help me out? is it possible to turn an ESP32POE into a Shelly dimmer that is connected though ethernet? Or could I use the Shelly dimmer2 and add something like a ENC28J60 to the GPIO pins and flash it with my own firmware?
What are you using to automate you garage door? MyQ has come way down in price but also makes a really loud beep when opening and Closing that I’m not a fan of. I didn’t hear this in yours, are you using something different?
How frequently does it trigger the forced update? My Node Red automation for this works to open the garage door, but I have to wait for the update from Tesla to get it to fire.
Hi @reedssmarthome, Thanks for this great video. I require some help with this shortcut trigger. See I’m able to send the Fire Event trigger from iOS shortcut and HA is successfully triggering it. The only issue is I’m not able to understand how to get the time to home in HA automation. Please help me with this I’m looking for solutions for days but not able to find any.
I was having the same issues with location. HA would sometimes open my garage when I checked the mail and came back etc. I solved this by having a virtual toggle turn on when my phone connected to my car. So now when I come home and enter my zone, Ha checks to see if the toggle is on and then it will open the garage door right as I’m pulling up. You are right! It’s magical and amazing! Great video!
Isn't it time for a new video on how to install Tesla integration on Home Assistant and do a couple of automations according to the house consumption to take advantage of the remaining available power an another stuff Tesla and Home Assistant related?
Have you tried setting up an automation or scene so when you arrive home the garage door automatically opens? Seems like no matter which way i try i can not get the door to automatically open when i arrive. Any thoughts?
Did you try just using the Tesla's geolocation to geofence the car so as it gets within 200 metres the garage door opens? The flaw with this method is you have to use the destination every time you're coming home. I don't know about you but I know the way home 98% of the time and I wouldn't bother to use maps to get there.
Just as a heads up, if your garage door open has MyQ capabilities and you have a Tesla you can set it up in the Locks screen (they give a free trial for a certain number of days but its got a cost aftewards) and this works really well for both opening when you come home and closing as you leave. One thing I've also used it for is if someone is coming to my house to drop something off and I'm in my Tesla I can just press the button on the car to open the garage without having to reach for my phone, or activate Siri to do it for me. I'm always concerned though that MyQ will be unavailable as it requires internet access for it to work, so I have setup an arduino with a relay as my backup that I can use to open the garage from Siri which will work either remotely if I'm fair enough away from my house, or if my phone connects to wifi, will be able to activate it locally as well. I will be using the arrival time for other automations though, that one does sound interesting.
I used an Active RFID which performs a "challenge and reply" between my house and the vehicle, and then opens the door. Powered off the vehicle 12V system. I have a long driveway, so the RFID range is just at the edge of the property. Different RFIDs tell the system which garage door to open.
I was facing the same issue and finally decided to just create a Tesla-Dashboard in Home Assistant to trigger my garage, AC or Main Door and added it to the Tesla-Browser Favorites and
Great video! I hadn't thought of doing it this way. Background: I'm in the UK and its now illegal here to touch your phone whilst behind the wheel of a vehicle, so this is a great automation for me. Initial observations: 1- There seems to be a delay, no biggie, but worth pointing out. It might actually be the polling interval. 2- I have a Model Y to test with and a Model X. Model Y worked perfectly off the bat. Model X, not at all. Not sure why. My code is at the bottom of this message, had to tweak it a little. One thing I thought of was using this for a "Close the garage door" automation, but cant figure out the logic. I want it to be phone free, but setting the nav to a location in the Tesla when leaving won't do it as it pulls that info from my calendar and auto populates (I like this feature but it means this logic flow wont work). Any ideas? Thanks! description: "" trigger: - platform: template value_template: >- {{state_attr('sensor.model_x_arrival_time', 'Minutes to arrival')
Interesting. Thanks for the video. Honestly I’m surprised that you didn’t start with e Tesla integration to try and solve this issue. Also, what about using Apple shortcuts “Leaving or Entering” a geo location automation?
The ball is pretty analog :) - why not using a proximity sensor and turn a light in your garage from red to green when the car is properly positioned? ... or something
Nice video as always Reed! For my garage door, I simply press a button on my visor when I arrived in the driveway and wait 10 seconds for the door to open. I can live with that "waste of time." 😉 The only automation is the inside and outside garage lights. They turn on when the garage door open and off after 5 minutes without motion detected in the garage.
I think he meant to create this automation specifically because his Tesla no longer comes with Homelink, so to avoid paying the ridiculous fee for the new MyQ integration, he came up with this solution.
This seems really complicated for what it is. Using homekit, the garage door opens just fine for me everytime as I'm coming into view of my house. Here is what I want to do though, and maybe someone can help me out. Occasionally I'm coming home from a walk, or in someone else's car. In that case, I don't want my garage to open. How can I use an apple airtag that's in my car with an ESP device to only run the command if my car isn't home? If someone can point me towards a video, that'd be great. Thanks!
Geolocation, zones, and geofencing work perfectly with Android devices. Perhaps you should just get a real phone? I've been using zones for ALL sorts of stuff for years for my wife and I with our Android phones. Getting a notification to review the grocery list when one of us arrives at the grocery store has been a lifesaver! As always, though, great production quality. Always love watching your stuff. I hope that my channel one day is even half as popular as yours. :)
Everyone knows that you should never open or close a garage door unless you can see it. That is *exactly* why EvilCorp's MyQ app is required by the FCC to sound an alarm before it operates your door.
Interesting way to solve that problem! al tho like you sayed, it could be a little bit of a security risk. Maby you could integrate an AI camera from Ubiquiti, now that they have there api you could send a command to home assistant to open the garage when ever it sees the correct licence plate! its not cheap XD but i guess it is more secure!
My garage door opens when I enter my neighborhood via GPS tracking, but it uses a Google Maps location device tracker which is dead accurate when I'm using my phone to navigate. The Home Assistant location tracker is not accurate enough like you discovered.
You can do it with Android, he says he has issues with GPS which I am assuming are iPhone related. I run a zone automation using my android to trigger a bunch of house ready automations without issue.
@@RLR997TT Same here... For the past 3 or 4 years, I've had the Tailwind iQ3 controller on my dumb garage door opener, which uses Homekit integration in Home Assistant. (using and Android phone for me and iPhone for the others in the house) It opens the garage door as soon as I drive into my Home Zone and closes the garage door when I drive out of my Home Zone every single time.
I've been looking for a better way to handle home/away/leaving/approaching, everything seems like a compromise. My only idea is to combine 5-10 different methods and take the majority opinion. Do you know a better all-in-one solution that isn't locked to one (expensive, anti-consumer) car brand? I can't believe that immediately after talking about comments of "only rich people could do this because you need an iPhone" you doubled down with the Tesla integration. I found it funny, but I'm sure some people will be upset, especially the one you called out earlier.
I've had nothing but good experiences with using zones within Home Assistant to trigger automations. I have three "Near Home" zones that fire the same things depending on the route I take home. With the Home Assistant app, the zone detection is local. The zone radius gets saved to your phone and then when you are in that zone the app "phones home" to the Home Assistant server to trigger the event/automation. I'm not sure how Reed had issues with this, but it's super reliable in my experience.
Great Video and do appreciate you sharing the work. Cannot help but cringe at all the comments on iPhone and Tesla. I just happen to have an iPhone but do not drive a Tesla (yet). Love how you give us information on what is possible to automate our home. You have inspired me with many great automations and not all was I able to use 100%. Some I had to find my own work around to work with my home and the accessories I have. Thank you for teaching me to think outside the box
I cracked this by setting up a Siri automation to open the garage when my phone connects to the network on workdays - make sure you disable "Run after connection interruption"
Reed, I don’t know how you sleep at night trying to figure out how to get home assistant to open and close that troublesome garage door. I myself feel like Paul, yes Reed I said his name, just so proud of myself to get half of my things working. Fun fact Reed, I told Paul I thought he was going to name his baby Reed, that didn’t go over so good, I mean what did you do to him to make him get so upset like that. Anyway REED, I’m hoping you loose sleep tonight that the Tesla automation didn’t trigger and charge the Tesla. Gotta go, Paul is holding on the other line.😊
First, MyQ isn't a company. Second, MyQ never had a Home Assistant integration. Someone else reverse-engineered the MyQ API and wrote one - but the fact that it existed in no way means that it was MyQ's integration. Third, Chamberlain is the one that killed access to their integration - a service they were providing - for free - to be used with their application. Lastly, who cares? It was garbage anyway. It was SUPER slow. If you didn't see the writing on the wall years ago and weren't using the HomeKit bridge for local access, then shame on you. Watch for an upcoming video on my channel where I did deep into this topic, as well as cover the RATGDO, which is what everyone should be using now if they have a Chamberlain/MyQ garage door opener. Reed already made a video (or two?) about it himself. I wasn't nearly as motivated to switch since the HomeKit version continues to work today, but I figured I'd give it a shot - so I figured I'd make a video about it as well. Scheduled to be released in mid-May.
I've been searching for a way to do this realiably for a while, and you're telling me all I have to do is buy a Tesla? Why didn't you say that earlier? xD
Talk about elite. Tesla integration? 🤣 My cracked code is with my Subaru Outback Plug-in hybrid (so I’m a double elite too!) Is to hold down the speak button on the steering wheel and say, “Siri, open the garage door.” RATGDO FTW! Granted the Subaru integration with Home Assistant is not nearly as capable.
I'm surprised to see you're still using the dangling ball for a parking stop in the garage!?!? I took 2 old laser pointers and wired the battery leads to an old power supply and soldered the laser trigger leads together so they're always on when the power supply is plugged in. I mounted the laser pointing down and have the dot appear on top of the dashboard so I can see it when I pull into the garage. I have switches on the garage doors so the home automation knows when the door opens it turns on the outlet in which the laser pointer power supply is plugged. It leaves the outlet on for a couple of minutes and then turns them off. Eliminated me having to avoid the stupid dangling balls in my garage.
Another person showed me a product they are using on Amazon that does just that. I think I'm going to set it up because it would look much better than the tennis ball.
"I cracked the code for my PERFECT garage automation!" TLDR: Have a Tesla, use the HACS integration for Tesla ONLY. Title of the video could have reflected that this.
Useful. I just say to my Pixel6, "Open Bay 1' when I am approaching the driveway. It asks for the pin, which I say, and the door is open when I arrive.
i see you're using the same trick my father used for knowing when to stop when driving into the garage 🙂 there was a time when i wanted a model s, but that time is over. why? well, i never wanted a model 3 because i don't like the dashboard design, and when they brought that (or a very similar) design over to the model s, my desire to own one died a sudden and unexpected death. now the mercedes EQS is at the top of my list. yes, i know my numbers have to come up before i can afford one, but my numbers have to come up before i can afford any car.
Then you check if your car can do something like this. If not, you start trying other stuff. Maybe there's a navigation app that can do something similar (sending the realtime arrival time to HA). You need to look at videos like this as inspiration, not a literal example, otherwise you're not gonna get anywhere. Chances of somebody having the exact same setup as you have are virtually nonexistent.
@@gregg5958 Jeez, the arrogance is massive here... I didn't give you an answer on purpose. You need to stop being so lazy, expecting everybody to just give you everything your little heart desires, and do you own damn research and put in some actual work. If that's not with it to you, just stick to your garage opener remote. Also, I can't even know, since I don't know what car you drive, what kind of a garage opener you have, what kind of phone you have, etc. There are tons of variables, so if you really expect somebody else to give you a ready made answer, then just buy into an ecosystem for dummies like Apple or Tesla.
hahahahah you are only doing it in a rich people Iphone.... then ...the dude just use a tesla ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha....sorry video is cool...you channel is really cool just couldnt let it go. Anyway I think we can just update home assistant with the time from the phone gps that would work
If you haven't already, check out the main channel video: th-cam.com/video/eMQnceKn154/w-d-xo.html
Literally, all you had to do was buy GoTailwind 🤦♂️ I have been absolutely flabbergasted that none of you tech tubers have picked up on this technology that can retrofit to ANY garage and is even made by a person like you with his small business in Canada. Yet GoTailwind has far better first party garage support for all smarthome platforms
I really enjoy automating many aspects of my home but... Regarding specifically the garage door porting of this exercise: Is this worth all of the effort vs pushing a button on my garage door remote? Perhaps there was a reason that a Garage door remote could not be used and I missed that variable. (Apologies if I did)
It's the challenge, but like I mentioned there could be other use-cases if set up especially commuting. I also think it's fun to find out what's possible. With all of these automations it's not always about the specific idea but what you could do for other automations. IDK if that makes sense.
I suppose that for most people they garage door remote would be a perfectly good option, but the same could be said for every single piece of smart home tech. Light switches work fine so why have smart bulbs? I can look up information on my phone, so why have a voice assistant? I guess it seems like a channel dedicated to smart home technology and how to apply it should always be looking for ways to employ automation. And an old school remote can’t easily switch on lights, set interior temperature controls, or start music playing for when you get in the house, so this single automation could be expanded to control a number of routine functions.
I guess the point of a smart home is ultimate convenience.
Why push a button when I can make it happen automagically? Now I don't need an ugly opener on my visor, I don't need to worry about another battery that needs to be replaced, none of that. Zones in Home Assistant have solved this, and MANY more problems for me.
I just use bluetooth beacons and ANPR at the end of my driveway to check it's an authorised person (bluetooth beacon) and which car we're in (ANPR) so it knows which garage door to open. Works perfectly and has done for a number of years, and doesn't rely on any third party services.
2 really cool follow-up automations you can do since you already have Tesla integrated into HA. 1) Have the car close your garage door when you put it in Park and you're home. 2) Have the car close your garage door when leaving by checking when your car changes from R to Drive and the garage door is open.
There is this project called Teslamate, it broadcasts everything it can get from Tesla's APIs to MQTT and I use that connect to Home Assistant, it's pretty cool.
That’s awesome! What device do you use to make your garage door opener smart?
I solved this with myq. Tesla has support for direct integration with myq. Works 99% of the time. It opens when I pull up and closes when I leave, plus you get manual control from the car. Unlike homelink it knows if the garage is open or closed since myq has a door sensor. There is a HA integration ad well.
My Tesla M3 does this automatically. All I had to do was sync it with my garage door opener. Even closes the garage door when backing out.
i just thought of another option: put an RFID chip in your car (maybe in the front bumper) and an RFID reader in your driveway. when the reader detects the proper code, it can open the garage door just when you get there. maybe add an ANPR camera for more security. there are loads of options.
was thinking the same. also low power bluetooth detection or wifi. since my wifi connects to my phone pretty instantly once im home. gotta make my garage door smart first before testing though
@@jesusdeloera4300 the problem with wifi is that it is longer range, meaning the garage door would open long before you get there, which is obviously a security issue. for something like an automatic garage door opener, i'd go with something short-range, like NFC, RFID or bluetooth.
Once you said you sent the arrival time using a shortcut, it made me wonder about navigation apps like Waze, that allows you to share updated arrival time integration with someone, but instead with home assistant. Basically what the Tesla is doing (before I got to that part in the video). I would love to see Google maps and Google home build that right in.
I find the air-con needs about 20 minutes or so to settle the temperature at home, so having it kick in even 40 mins before I get home wouldn't be such a big issue. What I did with mine, was to use a small automation that kicks in the aircon was soon as I leave work, but at a slightly higher temperature (for cooling mode) then after 20 mins kick it down to the temp I want it at. That seems to work okay for me so far and not have a huge energy hit.
Geolocation works like a charm for a couple of years now. My garage door opens consistently within 20-40m away. I use a template sensor for trigger. My phone has to be connected with car Bluetooth and be at home. Same trigger for leaving. When I start the car, within 3-4 sec the garage door opens. But I use Android.
I could see the Apple shortcuts way being fixed without needing a tesla or anything like that. Perhaps just repeating the travel_home data being sent every couple of minutes to give more real-time updates to home assistant could work, this would fix the problem of "What if you decide to go somewhere else or need to go to another place before going home?".
Oh that's a good idea!
Do Teslas not come with built-in garage door opener buttons? I love the work you did here, but I am confused by the benefit.
The S and X used to, but to my knowledge, the 3 and Y have not. Tesla has since added a MyQ integration, but that is a separate monthly or annual fee paid to Chamberlain to utilize.
@@jeffnhelenI hope not. I bought a Chamberlain door and there was nothing about needed a subscription LOL
@@markkempton4579 to have it integrated with Tesla/Honda/Mercedes etc so it opens and closes based on your proximity you need to be subscribed to the MyQ Connected Garage service. $45/yr
They also used to charge for integrations with Google and Alexa, but don’t know if they still do.
hey Reed, I use the HA iPhone app geolocation to trigger my garage door, and it works really reliably. I added a condition to the automation "activity == automotive" so it doesn't trigger when we're out for a walk as I don't like having the door open for too long when I'm not home.
I've tried this on my brother-in-laws iPhone and found that the iPhone doesn't update the activity quick enough before he reaches the house. How did you get around this?
I have this setup on my android HA app I had to enable high accuracy mode and adjust the interval to get the timing right. I didn't see that option on the iOS HA app.
Well something has chanaged, and its inconsistent and not reliable any more. I've tried increasing the zone radius, and now the door either opens way too early, or other times, is still not open when I arrive home.
I use Booleans that reset every night at 3 AM, anytime during the day before I leave or while I’m away, I simply enable that toggle, and when I get home, it opens the door for me. But those travel time shortcuts you did a video on are amazing, I use those every single day!
Does the Tesla M3 have MyQ integration like my MS? I've been using an ESP32 and relays to control my garage doors from HA but I added a cheap MyQ opener to my garage doors and tesla's in-car GPS and MyQ integration has been working flawlessly. As soon as I'm 50ft from my garage door it opens or closes.
It does, I was just seeing if I could do it without the MyQ subscription fee. That's great to hear that integration is working flawlessly for you.
Also I'm a big fan of your channel. I bought my projector and speakers off your recommendation and I couldn't be happier!
After 5 years, my garage/arrival home is working almost perfectly (almost). I still use Geo, but the door will only open if my phone is connected to the car's Bluetooth (not any Bluetooth, the car's Bluetooth MAC address). I've had it set up for almost 5 months, and I believe it's worked every time. So, Geo location turns to Home, confirms Bluetooth, and opens the garage.
Nice, short video focusing on a single automation. Great job. I like it. Keep ‘em coming.👍🏻
Did you explore using zones in combination with service calls to request an update to your phone's location? Set a fairly large zone (or multiple) that covers the route home about 5 minutes away. Then, request location updates every 30s or so and maybe add a rate limit. I do this so my spouse and I know when the other is almost home.
My wife has the most awesome automation for when she leaves work:
She calls me and says "I just left work..."
If you're looking specifically for garage door automation, there are easier things out there like Tailwind iQ3 or (if you have a Tesla, VW, or some other makes) built-in myQ support. Now if you're looking to automate other things like HVAC and such, then an automation like this would be very useful!
I have Tailwind, has not worked consistantly for a while. I think it is my carplay, but the owner says others have issues and it's Apple's fault for changing things. I tried MyQ and it did not automatically run so that was annoying. Since Reed has a Tesla MyQ may be his best option, but then loses all the other automations. I am using Tailwind still and works here and there.....
@@msbgone Interesting. I'm not having any issues with Tailwind. I use myQ in my other two vehicles, though, and that's flawless. Well, except my Tesla seems to frequently not want to auto-close the garage door and I have to tap the screen. But it always auto-opens. Tailwind always auto-opens for the vehicle I'm using it with. Tailwind's auto-close is more of a backup feature since it doesn't close till you're quite far from home, so I just hit the HomeLink mirror button to close the door as I'm exiting with that vehicle. But you're right about other automations. If you want to include the garage door in more complicated automations, you need to go the route that Reed did. If you're just looking for automated garage opening and closing, and you have a vehicle with the built-in myQ integration, that's the way to go IMO.
totally agree, I do not use tailwind to autoclose. I have homelink on my bimmer, so good with that.... Good to know yours always works, I really think it may be interference for me then, thanks!
Reed, do you have homelink in your Tesla. I believe it’s standard on S and X, option on 3 and y. This does just what you’ve done. You program your garage door opener/ gate opener set the distance in car software and you’re done.
$350 option for the 3 & Y since they don't come with Homelink after they introduced the MyQ integration (paid service also).
Instead of pushing a button and having conditions to activate, you could trigger it on via 2 sensors combined.
When both are true then it triggers the automation... no need to push buttons, it just happens automagically.
Something like this (assuming arrival time is recorded in seconds rather than minutes) :
{{ (states('sensor.model_y_destination') == "home") and (states('sensor.model_y_arrival_time') | float()
Hi Reed, how did you get the timer value to parse to home assistant? I can get the shortcut to fire the timer automation, but it will not dynamically update the duration with how long is left.
Thanks :)
I did this back in 2021 when my wife and I got our Tesla and it has been my favorite home automation I’ve done.
I do geo tracking with my phone. If I'm 200 Ft or closer to my house then my garage door opens, lights in the house turn on, my Living room entertainment center turns on etc. ; you can also tie automations to 2 phones show away then shutdown the house or do a specific set of actions if 1 person leaves or comes home.
Great idea. Recently upgraded from a OG Model 3 to the Y just like you. Unfortunately Tesla wants to charge $350 to add garage opener which my 3 already had. Argh! May have to consider your current setup. Very smart!
There is a huge advantage to this method. Since Home Assistant knows the status of the garage door, you don't have the garage door closing just as you arrive home if the garage door was open when you came home. So many times I would come home and have the Tesla activate the garage door when it was already open.
On an unrelated note, you might want to check into getting dual springs on your garage doors. I’ve seen a spring break on a door with just one. It crashed to the ground and almost crushed my friend’s little girl.
There is now an official Tesla Fleet integration. Will this automation work with this as well? Can you even still use the HACS Tesla integration?
Answering this: Yes, there is a new official Tesla Fleet integration in HA but it doesn't give realtime updates for arrival time. Yes, you can still use Tesla Custom integration by downloading through HACS.
Now if it could trigger homelink that would be handy. I use homelink to open our community gate. I can’t totally automate it because it opens the incoming gate when we’re leaving. It would be nice if it could be triggered only when arriving home.
Hi there, Great automation you got.
Could you help me out? is it possible to turn an ESP32POE into a Shelly dimmer that is connected though ethernet? Or could I use the Shelly dimmer2 and add something like a ENC28J60 to the GPIO pins and flash it with my own firmware?
What are you using to automate you garage door? MyQ has come way down in price but also makes a really loud beep when opening and Closing that I’m not a fan of. I didn’t hear this in yours, are you using something different?
How frequently does it trigger the forced update? My Node Red automation for this works to open the garage door, but I have to wait for the update from Tesla to get it to fire.
Hi @reedssmarthome, Thanks for this great video. I require some help with this shortcut trigger. See I’m able to send the Fire Event trigger from iOS shortcut and HA is successfully triggering it. The only issue is I’m not able to understand how to get the time to home in HA automation. Please help me with this I’m looking for solutions for days but not able to find any.
Doesn't model 3 have the garage door feature?
My 2013 model S has it by default
Tesla stopped putting Homelink in their vehicles. They now have a MyQ integration instead.
I was having the same issues with location. HA would sometimes open my garage when I checked the mail and came back etc. I solved this by having a virtual toggle turn on when my phone connected to my car. So now when I come home and enter my zone, Ha checks to see if the toggle is on and then it will open the garage door right as I’m pulling up. You are right! It’s magical and amazing! Great video!
Isn't it time for a new video on how to install Tesla integration on Home Assistant and do a couple of automations according to the house consumption to take advantage of the remaining available power an another stuff Tesla and Home Assistant related?
Have you tried setting up an automation or scene so when you arrive home the garage door automatically opens? Seems like no matter which way i try i can not get the door to automatically open when i arrive. Any thoughts?
Nicely done Reed. Question: how did you set up the condition for State "Close to home zone "
Did you try just using the Tesla's geolocation to geofence the car so as it gets within 200 metres the garage door opens? The flaw with this method is you have to use the destination every time you're coming home. I don't know about you but I know the way home 98% of the time and I wouldn't bother to use maps to get there.
Just as a heads up, if your garage door open has MyQ capabilities and you have a Tesla you can set it up in the Locks screen (they give a free trial for a certain number of days but its got a cost aftewards) and this works really well for both opening when you come home and closing as you leave. One thing I've also used it for is if someone is coming to my house to drop something off and I'm in my Tesla I can just press the button on the car to open the garage without having to reach for my phone, or activate Siri to do it for me. I'm always concerned though that MyQ will be unavailable as it requires internet access for it to work, so I have setup an arduino with a relay as my backup that I can use to open the garage from Siri which will work either remotely if I'm fair enough away from my house, or if my phone connects to wifi, will be able to activate it locally as well.
I will be using the arrival time for other automations though, that one does sound interesting.
I used an Active RFID which performs a "challenge and reply" between my house and the vehicle, and then opens the door. Powered off the vehicle 12V system. I have a long driveway, so the RFID range is just at the edge of the property. Different RFIDs tell the system which garage door to open.
Great tesla HACS integration. Only thing is to remember to set up GPS to home.
I was facing the same issue and finally decided to just create a Tesla-Dashboard in Home Assistant to trigger my garage, AC or Main Door and added it to the Tesla-Browser Favorites and
Great video! I hadn't thought of doing it this way.
Background: I'm in the UK and its now illegal here to touch your phone whilst behind the wheel of a vehicle, so this is a great automation for me.
Initial observations:
1- There seems to be a delay, no biggie, but worth pointing out. It might actually be the polling interval.
2- I have a Model Y to test with and a Model X. Model Y worked perfectly off the bat. Model X, not at all. Not sure why. My code is at the bottom of this message, had to tweak it a little.
One thing I thought of was using this for a "Close the garage door" automation, but cant figure out the logic.
I want it to be phone free, but setting the nav to a location in the Tesla when leaving won't do it as it pulls that info from my calendar and auto populates (I like this feature but it means this logic flow wont work). Any ideas?
Thanks!
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{{state_attr('sensor.model_x_arrival_time', 'Minutes to arrival')
Interesting. Thanks for the video. Honestly I’m surprised that you didn’t start with e Tesla integration to try and solve this issue. Also, what about using Apple shortcuts “Leaving or Entering” a geo location automation?
The ball is pretty analog :) - why not using a proximity sensor and turn a light in your garage from red to green when the car is properly positioned? ... or something
Do you know what's the latest about myq and home assistant?
Nice video as always Reed! For my garage door, I simply press a button on my visor when I arrived in the driveway and wait 10 seconds for the door to open. I can live with that "waste of time." 😉 The only automation is the inside and outside garage lights. They turn on when the garage door open and off after 5 minutes without motion detected in the garage.
I think he meant to create this automation specifically because his Tesla no longer comes with Homelink, so to avoid paying the ridiculous fee for the new MyQ integration, he came up with this solution.
This seems really complicated for what it is. Using homekit, the garage door opens just fine for me everytime as I'm coming into view of my house. Here is what I want to do though, and maybe someone can help me out. Occasionally I'm coming home from a walk, or in someone else's car. In that case, I don't want my garage to open. How can I use an apple airtag that's in my car with an ESP device to only run the command if my car isn't home? If someone can point me towards a video, that'd be great. Thanks!
I solved my problem with the garage door using Alexa on my car. So I just have to say "alexa, open the garage" and that's done!
Geolocation, zones, and geofencing work perfectly with Android devices. Perhaps you should just get a real phone? I've been using zones for ALL sorts of stuff for years for my wife and I with our Android phones. Getting a notification to review the grocery list when one of us arrives at the grocery store has been a lifesaver!
As always, though, great production quality. Always love watching your stuff. I hope that my channel one day is even half as popular as yours. :)
I use maps (zones) in HA, seems to work well, I have a zone for entering town and a zone for entering my neighborhood.
How does work with nice robus 600?
You could use Waze integration as well 😉
The Proximity integration could help give similar results. You can teach proximity to a zone, coming and going, who is closest, etc.
Everyone knows that you should never open or close a garage door unless you can see it. That is *exactly* why EvilCorp's MyQ app is required by the FCC to sound an alarm before it operates your door.
Interesting way to solve that problem! al tho like you sayed, it could be a little bit of a security risk.
Maby you could integrate an AI camera from Ubiquiti, now that they have there api you could send a command to home assistant to open the garage when ever it sees the correct licence plate!
its not cheap XD but i guess it is more secure!
how could you do this on android auto?
My garage door opens when I enter my neighborhood via GPS tracking, but it uses a Google Maps location device tracker which is dead accurate when I'm using my phone to navigate. The Home Assistant location tracker is not accurate enough like you discovered.
"You can also do it on Android"... You just need to buy a Tesla.
You can do it with Android, he says he has issues with GPS which I am assuming are iPhone related. I run a zone automation using my android to trigger a bunch of house ready automations without issue.
@@RLR997TT Same here...
For the past 3 or 4 years, I've had the Tailwind iQ3 controller on my dumb garage door opener, which uses Homekit integration in Home Assistant. (using and Android phone for me and iPhone for the others in the house)
It opens the garage door as soon as I drive into my Home Zone and closes the garage door when I drive out of my Home Zone every single time.
If I had the money to buy an iPhone, I'd buy a Tesla as well. 🫤
The Tesla I have, I just need to buy a house 😅
I've been looking for a better way to handle home/away/leaving/approaching, everything seems like a compromise. My only idea is to combine 5-10 different methods and take the majority opinion. Do you know a better all-in-one solution that isn't locked to one (expensive, anti-consumer) car brand?
I can't believe that immediately after talking about comments of "only rich people could do this because you need an iPhone" you doubled down with the Tesla integration. I found it funny, but I'm sure some people will be upset, especially the one you called out earlier.
I've had nothing but good experiences with using zones within Home Assistant to trigger automations. I have three "Near Home" zones that fire the same things depending on the route I take home.
With the Home Assistant app, the zone detection is local. The zone radius gets saved to your phone and then when you are in that zone the app "phones home" to the Home Assistant server to trigger the event/automation. I'm not sure how Reed had issues with this, but it's super reliable in my experience.
@@MattEngebregtsenI agree, I also use the HA iPhone app geolocation to trigger my garage door, and it works really reliably.
Good one! A tricky (and useful) scenario nicely solved.
Great Video and do appreciate you sharing the work. Cannot help but cringe at all the comments on iPhone and Tesla. I just happen to have an iPhone but do not drive a Tesla (yet). Love how you give us information on what is possible to automate our home. You have inspired me with many great automations and not all was I able to use 100%. Some I had to find my own work around to work with my home and the accessories I have. Thank you for teaching me to think outside the box
I cracked this by setting up a Siri automation to open the garage when my phone connects to the network on workdays - make sure you disable "Run after connection interruption"
When I used the Tesla HACS integration it caused my Tesla to trigger the alarm constantly
The mobile location worked for me but it ATE battery too much so I had to turn it off
Pair it with Infinity Shield and make sure you never scratch or damage your Tesla when your parking or have your hatch open. 3:11
I use the myq garage door opener and Amazon Echo Auto in my vehicle and all I have to do is simply say Alexa open my door or Alexa close my door.
My Q garage opener works for me.
Getting your tea - when pigs fly.
Reed, I don’t know how you sleep at night trying to figure out how to get home assistant to open and close that troublesome garage door. I myself feel like Paul, yes Reed I said his name, just so proud of myself to get half of my things working. Fun fact Reed, I told Paul I thought he was going to name his baby Reed, that didn’t go over so good, I mean what did you do to him to make him get so upset like that. Anyway REED, I’m hoping you loose sleep tonight that the Tesla automation didn’t trigger and charge the Tesla. Gotta go, Paul is holding on the other line.😊
MyQ killed their home assistant integration 😢
Not a big loss. I had mine open randomly on its own twice.
First, MyQ isn't a company. Second, MyQ never had a Home Assistant integration. Someone else reverse-engineered the MyQ API and wrote one - but the fact that it existed in no way means that it was MyQ's integration. Third, Chamberlain is the one that killed access to their integration - a service they were providing - for free - to be used with their application. Lastly, who cares? It was garbage anyway. It was SUPER slow. If you didn't see the writing on the wall years ago and weren't using the HomeKit bridge for local access, then shame on you.
Watch for an upcoming video on my channel where I did deep into this topic, as well as cover the RATGDO, which is what everyone should be using now if they have a Chamberlain/MyQ garage door opener. Reed already made a video (or two?) about it himself. I wasn't nearly as motivated to switch since the HomeKit version continues to work today, but I figured I'd give it a shot - so I figured I'd make a video about it as well. Scheduled to be released in mid-May.
I've been searching for a way to do this realiably for a while, and you're telling me all I have to do is buy a Tesla? Why didn't you say that earlier? xD
would rather see the nfc tag option.
Talk about elite. Tesla integration? 🤣 My cracked code is with my Subaru Outback Plug-in hybrid (so I’m a double elite too!) Is to hold down the speak button on the steering wheel and say, “Siri, open the garage door.” RATGDO FTW!
Granted the Subaru integration with Home Assistant is not nearly as capable.
That’s pretty cool!
Thanks Reed.
Weird. Geofencing works like a charm for me.
Why not say, "Hey Siri/Google/Alexa open the garage door."?
I agree, either through CarPlay android auto or just having your phone in a dock.
It would be nice to get back voice control hey Alexa open the damn door !!
I'm surprised to see you're still using the dangling ball for a parking stop in the garage!?!?
I took 2 old laser pointers and wired the battery leads to an old power supply and soldered the laser trigger leads together so they're always on when the power supply is plugged in.
I mounted the laser pointing down and have the dot appear on top of the dashboard so I can see it when I pull into the garage.
I have switches on the garage doors so the home automation knows when the door opens it turns on the outlet in which the laser pointer power supply is plugged.
It leaves the outlet on for a couple of minutes and then turns them off.
Eliminated me having to avoid the stupid dangling balls in my garage.
What a great tip - thank you for sharing
$1 tennis ball and string vs $50 in overly complicated laser setup
Another person showed me a product they are using on Amazon that does just that. I think I'm going to set it up because it would look much better than the tennis ball.
"I cracked the code for my PERFECT garage automation!"
TLDR: Have a Tesla, use the HACS integration for Tesla ONLY.
Title of the video could have reflected that this.
That's not very inclusive. I don't own a Tesla. Also I don't have a garage...
seems like its easier to push a button
Cool cool $50,000 garage door opener; Tesla required.
Useful. I just say to my Pixel6, "Open Bay 1' when I am approaching the driveway. It asks for the pin, which I say, and the door is open when I arrive.
Will not ever afford a Tesla… I have opel with on star and that service was removed by opel when I bought the car, so thought luck I guess..
Yes the problem is not every one buys a Tesla just to open a garage door.
Amazing automation. Now I just need a Tesla
REED HOW DARE YOU MAKE A GARAGE AUTOMATION VIDEO! NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD A GARAGE!!1!
"Don't worry guys you don't need to rich and have an iPhone, all this stuff works on Android as well! Anyway first you need to hook up your Tesla..."
0 chance this is easier than just hitting the garage door button
i see you're using the same trick my father used for knowing when to stop when driving into the garage 🙂
there was a time when i wanted a model s, but that time is over. why? well, i never wanted a model 3 because i don't like the dashboard design, and when they brought that (or a very similar) design over to the model s, my desire to own one died a sudden and unexpected death. now the mercedes EQS is at the top of my list. yes, i know my numbers have to come up before i can afford one, but my numbers have to come up before i can afford any car.
Lets make a deal, il use this automation. you give me a tesla :D
that comment made me laught. now he'll comment not everyone is rich to buy a tesla.
rflmao, get real bro!
Or.... just push the button in your car to open the garage door.
boring...
Hmm I’ve been needing an excuse to buy a Tesla. May have finally found one lol
so basically, own a tesla; -goes on to rant about inclusivity on tesla cars-
What if you don’t have a Tesla?
Then you check if your car can do something like this. If not, you start trying other stuff. Maybe there's a navigation app that can do something similar (sending the realtime arrival time to HA). You need to look at videos like this as inspiration, not a literal example, otherwise you're not gonna get anywhere. Chances of somebody having the exact same setup as you have are virtually nonexistent.
@@timderks5960 Ah, so you don’t know either. Fantastic non answer. Thanks!! So helpful! Not.
@@gregg5958 Jeez, the arrogance is massive here... I didn't give you an answer on purpose. You need to stop being so lazy, expecting everybody to just give you everything your little heart desires, and do you own damn research and put in some actual work. If that's not with it to you, just stick to your garage opener remote.
Also, I can't even know, since I don't know what car you drive, what kind of a garage opener you have, what kind of phone you have, etc. There are tons of variables, so if you really expect somebody else to give you a ready made answer, then just buy into an ecosystem for dummies like Apple or Tesla.
To the Android users who are complaining about not being inclusive enough- Tough. Go start your own youtube channel and stop whining.
But he's never been an iphone channel.
hahahahah you are only doing it in a rich people Iphone.... then ...the dude just use a tesla ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha....sorry video is cool...you channel is really cool just couldnt let it go. Anyway I think we can just update home assistant with the time from the phone gps that would work