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How one woman’s Tesla was remotely controlled – and used to harass her – by an abusive ex-partner (www.theguardian.com)
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“You thought you’d get away with this. I am in your car. I am in your maps,” he shouted at her, according to the police records.

Over the coming days, Stacey found that the parental control profile, to which she had no access, could almost entirely control the car, including its speed, climate control, lock and curfew hours, determining when the car could be driven.

Between 6 and 12 November 2025, Pucci remotely alternated the car’s temperature setting between extremely cold and extremely hot.

“The victim has not been able to drive certain speeds and on most recent occasions throughout this period, [the accused] has turned on ‘Valet Mode’ which immediately reduces the speed to 40km per hour causing significant safety issues for the victim on the road”, the police documents stated.

“The victim has not had any control of her vehicle since she noticed the parental control profile added on the 1st November 2025.

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[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 100 points 6 days ago

It's wild to me the extent of control that hides under remote capabilities for Tesla. I could never drive one of these knowing it.

[-] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 29 points 6 days ago

Basically all modern vehicles unfortunately.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

Yeah. :(

I live in a city with a central (free) street car line and have a Segway, so I almost never drive, though I own a 2013 Kia. Stories like this are far more interesting to me than most, I'd imagine, given my general lack of familiarity with how advanced auto tech has become.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago

I feel you, I'm working on getting a 1984 Honda ct110 to stop being stupid and drive an 01 Tacoma, basically every car I've driven has been older than 2010 with a heavy bias towards early 00s and 90s and everything past that point deals psychic damage just looking at it. I don't need cruise control and I sure as shit don't need a fucken iPad mounted in the dash.

[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 10 points 6 days ago

I have never, and I will do my absolute best to never even ride in a Tesla.

They are simply unsafe

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