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Teslas Can Still Be Stolen With a Cheap Radio Hack—Despite New Keyless Tech (www.wired.com)
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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (5 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).

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (2 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.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 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.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Now hear me out, do you think that might have something to do with their market share relative to ALL other cars on the road?

    When a KIA gets stolen, the owner will likely get it back, although probably a lot more worse for wear.

    Thieves using relay attacks are most likely part of, or connected to, professional auto theft groups e.g. chop shops, overseas car markets, etc.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I know! But Teslas are still connected to ‘Homebase’. I’m looking at it like Apple. Steal an iPhone? They’ll brick it remotely. This does scare thieves, one way or another. If there is a thief that is able to negate all the remote interception capabilities, sure… but the numbers of the people capable of that are low.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Tesla always knows where their cars are,

    You're renting it?

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

    can it still... ya know, move like a car does?

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