Due to the incorrect operation of the Tesla mobile app, a Vancouver (Canada) resident accidentally stole the Model 3 electric car of someone else parked next to their same Tesla. In this respect informs Gizmodo version.
The hijacker who was taken captive turned out to be someone named Rajesh Randev. He was in a hurry to pick up the kids from school, miraculously unlocked someone else’s Tesla Model 3 and quit his job. Later, the man noticed a new crack in the windshield, but did not pay much attention to it, considering it appeared after his wife’s trip. Rajesh wasn’t shy about not having a charger on his phone, which was always in the cabin.
It was only when he started receiving strange SMS that the man suspected something was wrong. A certain Mahmud claimed that Rajesh was driving his car. Only then did the “author” decide to take a closer look at the electric car. Leaving the saloon, he made sure the car had no number and no other wheels.
Rajesh called Mahmoud and promised to return the Model 3. But before that, he convinced Mahmud to let him pick up the kids from school. During the meeting, the men laughed. By then, the police did not arrest the “hacker”, as the employees considered the incident a misunderstanding.
In this story, it is still unclear how Rajesh managed to not only turn on but also start someone else’s electric car. Tesla did not respond to the man’s questions. Journalists also suggest that the situation is caused by a bug in the Tesla app, which is used to control certain functions of the machines.
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