# Tessera - Car Black Box — A black box for your car

> A black box for your car (iPhone/iPad app by Jurgen Klaaben.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tessera-car-black-box/id6778605690 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jurgen Klaaben](https://appshunter.io/developer/1871604977)
- Category: Utilities, Travel
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 25 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-18
- Data updated: 2026-07-20
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tessera-car-black-box/id6778605690/reviews.md

## What is Tessera?

Tessera is a black box for your car.

It records the road continuously, detects incidents, and assembles a
cryptographically signed evidence package — video, motion, and GPS —
entirely on your phone. No account. No cloud. No subscription, ever.

WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT
• Tamper-evident: every incident is sealed with a hardware-backed
  signature and a C2PA content credential. Anyone can verify it —
  no trust in us required.
• Private by architecture: footage, location, and telemetry never
  leave your device. There is no server. The app works in airplane mode.
• AI that sticks to the facts: the incident narrative is generated
  on-device and only ever states what the signed telemetry shows.

FREE
• Continuous loop recording with automatic storage management
• One-tap and "Hey Siri" clip saving
• Live speed readout and a battery-friendly night mode

ONE-TIME UNLOCK — THE INCIDENT ENGINE
• Automatic crash & incident detection with adjustable sensitivity
• Signed, independently verifiable incident dossiers
• On-device AI narrative and license-plate capture
• Court-ready export: video, telemetry, signature, and PDF report

No subscription. No data business. Your evidence, yours alone.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Incident Engine | $9.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4 — 2026-07-15

This update sharpens incident detection and polishes a few details:

• Fewer false alarms — Tessera no longer flags an incident while the camera is paused (for example, when your phone is locked with CarPlay connected).
• Clearer status when recording pauses and picks back up.
• Honest, plain-language labels throughout.

As always: no account, no cloud, and it works in airplane mode.

### 1.3 — 2026-07-12

See Tessera on your car's screen.

• CarPlay: connect to CarPlay and Tessera appears right on the car display — live recording status, your current speed, and a Mark button to flag an incident hands-free.
• Clearer status messages when recording recovers from an interruption.

No account, no cloud, works in airplane mode — same as always.

### 1.2 — 2026-07-09

Start recording the moment you get in the car.

• Auto-start: a new in-app setup guide creates a one-time shortcut so Tessera arms itself when you connect to CarPlay, Bluetooth, or your charger — no tap needed.
• Siri: just say “Start recording in Tessera.”
• A car indicator now appears in the recording view when you’re connected to CarPlay.

As always: no account, no cloud, and it works in airplane mode.

### 1.1 — 2026-06-24

Adjustable camera zoom

• Switch between 0.5× ultra-wide and 1× while recording. The ultra-wide captures more of the road for stronger incident coverage, and your choice is remembered between drives.
• The capture lens and zoom are now recorded in the cryptographically signed dossier and shown on the evidence report.

As always: everything is recorded, signed, and verified on your device. No account, no cloud, no subscription.

### 1.0 — 2026-06-18

No release notes.

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All apps by Jurgen Klaaben: https://appshunter.io/developer/1871604977

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