It seems it is called "Cyber" truck for a reason
If you are thinking of buying a Tesla Cybertruck, which retail from around $90,000 in the US, you might want to consider the case of one dissatisfied customer, Ramzan Kadyrov, mass murderer and Putin henchman.
Kadyrov, who is strong on his meme game, recently acquired some Cybertrucks and immediately fitted some of them out with additional armour and machine guns, then sent one to the Ukraine, putting the whole thing on social media. This then led to the vehicle being "mysteriously" disabled.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has accused Tesla CEO Elon Musk of “remotely disabling” his Cybertruck, which had been sent to the frontline of Russia’s war in Ukraine.Kadyrov claimed Thursday that the vehicle, which he said had been outfitted with a machine gun and was “performing well in combat,” had been shut down, adding Friday that he had sent two additional Tesla Cybertrucks to the frontline.
Kadyrov claimed that the vehicle was a gift from Musk, something that the Trump-and-Putin-supporting tech billionaire denies:
Whether Kadyrov's claims are literally true or not, this story at least suggests that the technology now exists for Cybertrucks to be remotely monitored and controlled by the company that made them.
Due to micro technology, 5G, and satellite internet constellations like Starlink, it is entirely possible for Tesla and indeed any other major car company to sell you a car and then to monitor exactly how you use it and interfere with it.
Kadyrov may not be the most truthful witness, but his story at least exists within the realm of technological capability, and the likelihood and certainty of such things can only increase with time.
“What Elon Musk did was not nice. He gives expensive gifts from the heart and then remotely switches them off.”
Whether Kadyrov's claims are literally true or not, this story at least suggests that the technology now exists for Cybertrucks to be remotely monitored and controlled by the company that made them.
Due to micro technology, 5G, and satellite internet constellations like Starlink, it is entirely possible for Tesla and indeed any other major car company to sell you a car and then to monitor exactly how you use it and interfere with it.
Kadyrov may not be the most truthful witness, but his story at least exists within the realm of technological capability, and the likelihood and certainty of such things can only increase with time.
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