The new-age technology of Tesla Inc. TSLA is back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. A case in San Francisco involving a woman who accused her abusive husband of using their 2016 Tesla Model X’s technology to stalk her, despite a restraining order, underscores the rising concerns about technology-enabled stalking.
What Happened: As reported by Reuters, a woman had approached the San Francisco police in May 2020, alleging her husband was using their Tesla Model X's technology to violate a restraining order and stalk her. The woman found a metal baseball bat in the vehicle, which she recognized as the same weapon her husband had previously used to threaten her.
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Despite police Sergeant David Radford’s attempts to retrieve data from Tesla that could aid in the investigation, the company stated that remote-access logs were only available within seven days of the recorded events. This information came to light during a lawsuit the woman later filed.
Why It Matters: In 2022, a self-proclaimed teen hacker, David Colombo, claimed to have remotely accessed over 25 Tesla cars in more than 13 countries. While Colombo attributed the hacking to “owners’ fault” and not a “vulnerability in Tesla‘s infrastructure,” it raises serious questions about the security of such advanced features.
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