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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)
this post was submitted on 17 Sep 2026
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This is why we reset our vehicles when an employee leaves. Probably should do the same when you have a messy breakup.
With Tesla you can't really do that, whatever account is registered as the owner (she transferred the ownership from her account to his) is the only one that can add and remove others to access the car via the app. The only other way is to show Tesla you are the actual owner of the car and then they can switch it back to your account. Fuckong nightmare.
There is another way: don't own a Tesla.
Having owned a Tesla for 3 years, I can't find the words to express how fucking right your statement is. Those things are the definition of the phrase "expensive, underwhelming and frustrating garbage".
There's only so much bullshit I'd put up with for that admittedly crazy acceleration (drove a friend's once and they can go). From the privacy angle alone, I see them as basically ring doorbell cameras on wheels (though wonder if I should instead consider them like flock cameras on wheels). For safety, they can require having the presence of mind (and physical capability, which could be impossible if an accident occurred) to remove a door panel to access the mechanical door latch while the car is on fire. Build quality sucks. They are pretty much a poster child for overpromise underdeliver.
And that's not even touching who benefits from Tesla doing well.
Wow fuck Tesla, atleast with Ford it's just an in vehicle option in settings to reset
My significant others just got a bunch of ford app notifications for a vehicle at a job he left 6 months ago. Not everyone takes these things seriously. I had no idea he even still had the app on his phone lol.