Comment on Man Accidentally Drove Away in Someone Else’s Tesla Using the Car’s AppComments−newfonewhodis3yRandev said he attempted to reach out to Tesla with video evidence of the issue, but all he’s gotten from the automaker is radio silence.−Hamuko3yI hope that they'll publish that video if Tesla doesn't get back to them. I'd love to see how it actually works.−antx3yIndeed. I don't understand how that worked. You need to create a "phone key" in the app to unlock / use the car. You do that by swiping your card key once. Those keys can't be used in different cars unless something very fishy is going on.−Arrath3ySeems like the kind of thing that needs to get handed off to the researchers who figured out how to hack into Jeeps OTA or the like.
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I hope that they'll publish that video if Tesla doesn't get back to them. I'd love to see how it actually works.
Indeed. I don't understand how that worked. You need to create a "phone key" in the app to unlock / use the car. You do that by swiping your card key once. Those keys can't be used in different cars unless something very fishy is going on.
Seems like the kind of thing that needs to get handed off to the researchers who figured out how to hack into Jeeps OTA or the like.