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Teslas Can Still Be Stolen With a Cheap Radio Hack—Despite New Keyless Tech (www.wired.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (4 children)

As a Tesla owner I’m probably biased, but I do not fear these attacks at all. Thing is, because a Tesla is so connected to the mothership (and I definitely realise that’s both a good and a bad thing), chances of a thief actually being able to use or sell the vehicle are very slim. Tesla always knows where their cars are, and urning off GPS and LTE ruins 90% of the features in the car. I think thieves know this because I haven’t heard of any Tesla getting stolen and not being retrieved (but n=1).

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Used Tesla battery is actually in demand though. Is the exploit is accessible enough, eventually thieves would target it to sell the battery in the used market for electric car conversion kits, solar power storage kits, etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Put me on the waiting list, I'd buy a battery that's been strategically re-located from some rich fucks car to my solar setup.

STEAL - Strategic Transfer of Equipment to Alternate Locations

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago

It's not uncommon for cars to be stolen and stripped for parts, it gets rid of the risk of trackers.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

but I do not fear these attacks at all. chances of a thief actually being able to use or sell the vehicle are very slim.

Dreamer. Even thieves know what they are doing.

Cars are actually stolen. Teslas are actually stolen. That's no news.

The news is (once more) how Massa Elon was bragging about technology and didn't deliver it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Teslas are at or very near the bottom of often stolen car lists, by a wide margin.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

So? It's not quite the point here, but it seems that even thieves got some taste.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

urning off GPS and LTE ruins 90% of the features in the car.

The main purpose of a car is "driving", which you can do. Unless you cannot start a Tesla without LTE, which would be very stupid.

You can also always strip a car for parts. Teslas are not magically safe from that.