3 ms·
Unless Tesla is pulling an Apple and individually assigning serial numbered parts to a specific vehicle for "maintenance tracking" (read: DRM and anti right-to-
by scohesc 6y ago
Unless 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".