Tesla Can Remotely Unlock and Monitor Vehicles ⇥ 404media.co

Jason Koebler, 404 Media:

After the Cybertruck explosion outside of the Trump International Hotel in Vegas on Wednesday, Elon Musk remotely unlocked the Cybertruck for law enforcement and provided video from charging stations that the truck had visited to track the vehicle’s location, according to information released by law enforcement.

This comes just days after a Volkswagen subsidiary left vehicle tracking data exposed on an Amazon server.

While Clark County Police gave explicit credit to Musk, it is unclear what role he played. Even so, this demonstrates the power Tesla has over vehicles in owners’ hands. It can remotely interact with them and, because Telsa also provides the charging infrastructure, it can track vehicle use to a greater extent than its competitors.

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