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A vehicle being able to be remotely disabled is a big red flag all by itself. A company that will disable your vehicle while it's in operation because they're
by JohnFen 1y ago
A vehicle being able to be remotely disabled is a big red flag all by itself.
A company that will disable your vehicle while it's in operation because they're mad at you is a company that nobody should do business with under any circumstances whatsoever. (I'm assuming the story is true for the sake of argument. I don't know that it is.)
- freedomben 1y agoSeriously, I've been sounding this alarm for so long and it's (nearly) always dismissed. I want my car to behave like my guitar: Do exactly what I tell it to do. Be an extension of my person!
- FireBeyond 1y agoThis is not the first time Tesla has done it, either. Before the 3 was released, a customer found some references to it in their software and made some posts. Next thing they know, their vehicle's firmware was forcibly downgraded to a version that had no references, was forcibly version-locked at that firmware version, and had the Ethernet and OBD ports disabled.
- persolb 1y agoEverything about this looks fake, and Tesla confirmed it wasn’t real. Not finding great sources right now: https://www.carscoops.com/2025/08/rapper-fakes-video-claiming-tesla-deactivated-his-cybertruck/ https://www.carscoops.com/2025/08/rapper-fakes-video-claimin... I would be amazed if there are not interlocks to prevent an update while in drive. On normal updates there is definitely an interlock, plus a timer, but theoretically it is possible.