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But even if a Tesla is stolen, I assume it is useless(x) to the thieve as it can be remotely disabled, or? (x) useless as a car. It can be only used for spare
by eastendguy 6y ago
But even if a Tesla is stolen, I assume it is useless(x) to the thieve as it can be remotely disabled, or?
(x) useless as a car. It can be only used for spare parts and whatever is left unattended inside the car.
- keyme 6y agoMaybe the thief can just tear out Tesla's backdoor cellular modem out of the car? Or do we already live in a world where cars don't work without internet access?
- extropy 6y agoThe second obviously. On serious side, Tesla definitely could implement a security check if it's rebooted and there is no network connection on startup. Obviously not when already driving.
- dogsgobork 6y agoThen you have an issue when you're in an area without good network coverage.
- ggreer 6y agoTeslas drive fine without Internet access, but many features of the car need data: Maps, Spotify, YouTube, Netflix, smart summon, locking/unlocking from outside of Bluetooth range, etc. I don't think there's any Tesla feature that is deliberately gimped due to lack of Internet access.
- njarboe 6y agoI would hope not. There are plenty of places left where one can drive a car but not have Internet access.
- scohesc 6y agoUnless Tesla is pulling an Apple and individually assigning serial numbered parts to a specific vehicle for "maintenance tracking" (read: DRM and anti right-to-repair tactics)
- bluGill 6y agoAll manufactures do this with their computers. Cars are stolen for parts, this way it is harder to sell parts.
- bdcravens 6y agoThere's still a ton of dumb hardware in a Tesla that is valuable (fenders, seats, glass, wheels, etc)
- Corrado 6y agoThen again, I'm not sure you can take the fenders off of a Tesla without destroying them. Aren't they glued on? I guess window glass would be something but that can have serial numbers on it. Maybe the seats would be worth something or the wheels, but it doesn't seem to be worth it really. Besides, Tesla's are still pretty high end and most purchasers are not really looking for a $50 set of wheels.
- bdcravens 6y agoThe point is that if you tear down a Tesla there's plenty of parts that have a black market value. "But DRM!" is a silly refutation to the possibility of theft.
- 908B64B197 6y agoThat would be a great deterrent for car-jacking. "Ahh we can't service your car/accept it as a trade-in since it contains parts that were reported stolen".
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoThanks to Tesla's comically terrible service parts availability a bricked and reported stolen Tesla is worth a lot more than a bricked and reported stolen car of any other brand.
- peter303 6y agoTesla was 2nd to last (Lincoln) service quality in the months Consumer Report study.