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[UPDATE: fake] They made his car "cease & desist" (lemmus.org)
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UPDATE: Busted by the Verge, sorry everybody. Fuck.

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Article: Tesla Allegedly Disables Rapper’s Cybertruck After Song Critique.

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[-] dastanktal@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

No, there's a few incredibly cheap cars that do not have these features. Also, I'll just buy used cars. These features don't exist in hardly any car before, like, 2015.

[-] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

These devices exist as aftermarket ad-ons and are frequently added by used car dealerships.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I'm fairly sure my car from 2016 has an immobiliser in it. In theory, if the car company wanted to utterly destroy their reputation, they could activate it.

The best defence against this is just how moronically stupid doing so would be. Every other car company knows this.

[-] dastanktal@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

Yes but most cars with an immobilizer can not be remotely activated unless a specific system is installed which is normally offered as a premium feature. Like if I had a keyless start Ford from 2014 Ford couldn't remotely shut that car off.

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