Automations: what they do and how to use them

What are automations for?

You define a routine task once, and Yoldaş does it for you from then on. Automations are set up on your phone or on the car screen and run in the car. Each has three parts: When? (the trigger), Under these conditions (optional) and Run in order (the steps).

Morning climate

• When? At a set time, 07:30, on weekdays.
• Under these conditions: Battery at least 25% and Outside temperature below 5 °C.
• Run in order: Climate on, Driver temperature 22 °C, Front defrost on.

The same routine is also available among the templates as Morning preparation.

Battery protection and mode on a hill

• When? When slope reaches, threshold 6.
• Under these conditions: Slope, At least, 6.
• Run in order: Battery protection On with a target of 55%, then Driving mode Normal mode.

For the descent you can set up a separate automation: When slope drops below, threshold -5. Steps: Battery protection On, target 70%, Regeneration level High, Driving mode Eco mode.

Sport mode above 120 km/h

• When? When speed reaches, threshold 120.
• Run in order: Driving mode Sport mode.

Notification when charging is done

• When? At 100% battery.
• Run in order: Notify in car. Add Notify phone as well if you want to be told on your phone.

Where do I find them?

• On the phone: profile icon at the top right › Account › Automations.
• On the car screen: Yoldaş › System › Automations.

The phone and the car share one list, which syncs within a few minutes. The speed, slope and brake triggers and the new vehicle actions need the Yoldaş app in the car to be version 0.12.56 or later. With an older version these triggers never reach the car, and the phone shows the note "Works once the Yoldaş app in the car is updated." The editor on the car screen does not show or create the new triggers and thresholds; set them up on the phone or import them from a file. They run in the car and appear in the car's list by name. To update, see the download page.

Set up your first automation

1. Open the Automations screen

   On your phone, tap the profile icon at the top right, then go to Account and Automations. On the car screen, open Yoldaş › System › Automations.

2. Create a new automation

   Tap New automation or pick one of the Templates. Type an Automation name (60 characters at most).

3. Choose when it should run

   Under When? pick one or more triggers. For speed, slope and brake triggers, type the threshold value in the box that appears. For the time trigger, choose the time and the days.

4. Add conditions if you like

   Under Under these conditions pick a battery, outside temperature, speed, slope or brake pedal condition. All conditions must be true together.

5. Add the steps in order

   Under Run in order tap Add step to add a vehicle action, a wait or a notification. Change the order with Move step up.

6. Set the repeat interval

   In Repeat interval (seconds) enter the shortest time that must pass between two runs of the same automation.

7. Save

   Tap Save. The automation is sent to the car; if the car is not connected, it is applied when it connects.

8. Try it while parked

   Tap Run now next to the automation in the list to run its steps for real and see the result. Then turn the automation on with the switch next to it.

The options are explained in the glossary below. For other phone commands, see remote control.

Glossary: what does each option mean?

Triggers: When?

You choose what starts the automation. You can pick more than one trigger; when any of them happens, the automation starts.

For location triggers: location sharing must be on and the GPS data must be fresh. If the position is uncertain near the edge of the area, the trigger does not fire.

Fires once on crossing. Speed, slope and brake triggers do not run continuously; they run at the moment the value crosses the threshold. A "reaches" trigger fires when the value reaches the threshold from below. A "drops below" trigger fires when the value, while at or above the threshold, drops below it. If the value is already past the threshold, it does not fire again and again.

About the brake pedal: the pedal is read only as pressed (100%) or released (0%). A 25% and a 35% threshold therefore behave the same.

Conditions: Under these conditions

Conditions are optional. The automation runs only when all of them are true together; if even one is false, it stops.

At least means the value must be equal to or greater than your number. Below means the value must be smaller than your number. For speed, slope and brake conditions you pick one of the two; for battery and outside temperature the meaning is in the name.

Stale data fails the condition. If the vehicle data for a condition is older than 30 seconds, the condition counts as not met and the automation stops.

Steps: Run in order

Steps run from top to bottom. You add them with Add step.

Vehicle actions

In a Vehicle action step you pick one of these:

The climate, defrost and air circulation steps always run on an account that is authorized for this feature; on other accounts they run only while the car is on.

Other settings and buttons

Limits

• An automation can have up to 20 steps.
• You can save up to 50 automations.
• The total waiting time in one automation can be up to 2 hours.
• If steps can be nested up to 3 levels deep.
• Only one automation runs at a time.

Import automations from another app

You can bring an automation file exported from another app into Yoldaş.

1. Choose the file

   On the phone, tap Automations › Import from file and pick the exported .json file. The file can be up to 250 KB and can hold up to 50 automations.

2. Read the import report

   The report shows how many automations were imported. For each one it says Fully imported, Partly imported or Not imported, with the reason.

3. Check and turn them on

   Imported automations arrive switched off. Look at the steps of each one and turn on the ones that suit you, or tap Enable all to turn them all on at once.

If a trigger, condition or action is not supported by Yoldaş, that part is skipped; no guessed replacement is made. A block whose condition cannot be applied is skipped as a whole, so the actions inside it never run without the condition. "Equal to" and "or" conditions are not supported. "Greater or equal" and "less or equal" conditions are converted approximately, and the report says so.

Things to keep in mind

• Automatic mode changes while driving (driving mode, regeneration, brake feel, power mode) change how the car behaves. Try a new automation first with Run now while parked, then turn it on.
• The result sometimes says it could not be confirmed. The result of the new commands cannot always be read back from the car. The command is still sent and written to the command log in the car, and the automation carries on.
• Only one automation runs at a time. If another one is triggered while one is running, you see "Another routine is running" and the second one is skipped. Keep automations with frequent triggers, such as speed and brake, short.
• Older car version. If the Yoldaş app in the car is older than 0.12.56, the new triggers and actions do not work.

You may also want to look at the Automations feature page, the bottom bar shortcuts and the release notes.