European Thieves May Be Hacking Into Tesla Model S Cars And Stealing Them

The Tesla Model S is not a popular vehicle with car thieves thanks to its always-on advanced GPS tracking feature. It’s something that was beautifully demonstrated when a Model S was briefly stolen in Vancouver last year and the owner gave live-instructions to the police while they were catching up with the thief.

But it doesn’t mean that the vehicle is theft-proof, it just mean that only more sophisticated thieves, and there’s no shortage of those, can get away with it. Now two new Tesla Model S cars were recently stolen in Europe and it’s puzzling the owners.

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mre30 - 8/23/2016 11:37:18 AM

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Maybe coupled with the 'cheap lease' in the US, its a sales strategy?

Chalk up two new replacement vehicle sales in Dusseldorf and Essen!

TomM - 8/23/2016 7:19:01 PM

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No - that is very unlikely. I doubt any manufacturer would use vehicle theft as a way of increasing sales.

The reality is the the longer a vehicle is on the market - the more time the bad guys have to find out how to overcome its inherent anti-theft features. Even a software hacker often makes several attempts - before they succeed. I would suggest the it is possible to make a shielded trailer - that a car could be stolen and then driven into - that would do it. ANd I am sure hackers will eventually be able to use a virus to overcome the software too. IF they can hack into the DNC donor server - they certainly can hack into a Tesla.

MDarringer - 8/23/2016 7:10:14 PM

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You mean Teslas have flaws???