Is there anyway to make the CyberTruck carjack proof, (so everyone knows you can't take this car)? It has to be a super cool way of course!!!

[TerryMack]

There has to be a very super cool way to make the CyberTruck impossible to car-jack. I am hoping Elon comes up with a way to blow everyone's mind!

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

Every time he says something (like the door handles comment this morning) the car seems to become more inpenetrable to the 'wrong' people. I like it. What's the point of having a post-apocalyptic vehicle if the zombies can jump in and take off :^)

 

[TerryMack]

Every time he says something (like the door handles comment this morning) the car seems to become more inpenetrable to the 'wrong' people. I like it. What's the point of having a post-apocalyptic vehicle if the zombies can jump in and take off :^)

Recently on the news was a story showing an armed car-jacker came running up to a Tesla owner and demanded the car. Fortunately the driver had the presence of mind to gun the accelerator and he zoomed away before the guy realized what had happened. The gunman did fire at the driver hitting the post that held the window, and not the driver!!!
We all know the CyberTruck is "bullet proof" ;-) to some degree so less damage would be done but still!!! I am figuring some kind of Panic button to make the car freakout, with the lights flashing, horn blaring in an obnoxious way, sure to bring attention to the situation would be the best way to stop a carjacking...

 

[Luke42]

There has to be a very super cool way to make the CyberTruck impossible to car-jack. I am hoping Elon comes up with a way to blow everyone's mind!

It's already done:
Why it’s almost impossible to steal a Tesla (and get away with it) - MarketWatch

You can remotely locate the car:
Tesla App With Real-Time Tracking of Your Car - YouTube

If someone were to succeed in stealing the car, then they've just stolen a device that will track their every movement in realtime, and likely record everything using the dashcam too. Their criminal career would be very short.

This is a low-frequency event. There are many more useful things to stress over.

 

[Luke42]

We all know the CyberTruck is bullet proof so less damage would be done but still!!!

The bulletproof claim was for a specific kind of handgun with a specific kind of soft bullet.

Don't overgeneralize.

Other common kinds of guns can pierce the 3mm stainless steel used in the Cybertruck without too much trouble.

One of my in-laws accidentally shot his brother's pickup truck (dumbass hunting accident, nobody was hurt). The Cybertruck likely wouldn't have have stopped the bullet from the hunting rifle(.243 or .30-06, I can't remember) -- but it would depend on exactly which kind of bullets they were using (they were hunting for deer). I wasn't there at the time, but I saw the bullet hole afterward.

Not all bullets and weapons are created equal. Don't get stupid with guns just because some marketing person (or lobbyist) told you it was OK.

 

[Friday]

Elon maybe has an idea?

 

[Crissa]

It's nearly impossible to drive off without the codes.

Not sure it being carjack proof helps. Do you think carjackers think to check the news about which cars talk to the network? They're not really thinking ahead, stealing a car with force of arms and witnesses to begin with.

-Crissa

 

[joegaber]

There has to be a very super cool way to make the CyberTruck impossible to car-jack. I am hoping Elon comes up with a way to blow everyone's mind!

https://www.armormax.com/location/utah/

they are getting several cyber trucks to put together a kit to make the cyber truck anywhere from bullet proof from AR NATO rounds AK 47 rounds sniper rounds, vehicle avoidance equipment, etc. etc.

 

[Quicksilver]

I used to be pretty good at hot wiring pre 80's vehicles.......anything later than that and I would be lost.
This reminds me of the attempt by business and industry to "idiot proof" everything.
It is impossible to idiot proof anything because Mother Nature is constantly upgrading the common idiot.
With the ingenuity of hackers at some point in time one of them will crack the code and pass the information around.
If someone wants it bad enough they will get it.

 

[TerryMack]

It's already done:
Why it’s almost impossible to steal a Tesla (and get away with it) - MarketWatch

You can remotely locate the car:
Tesla App With Real-Time Tracking of Your Car - YouTube

If someone were to succeed in stealing the car, then they've just stolen a device that will track their every movement in realtime, and likely record everything using the dashcam too. Their criminal career would be very short.

This is a low-frequency event. There are many more useful things to stress over.

What if they demand your phone as well at gunpoint!

 

[FullyGrounded]

Anytime you're dealing with a "cloud", you're available to be hacked, and carjacked in a whole new way. Even Elon can't outthink millions of hackers all seeking to penetrate the impenetrable.

As far as real-world carjacking, it would be easy to have a finger print or facial recognition, that recognizes your whole family, but that's it. And, maybe something much less secure, if you want to allow some diminished ability from like a friend or a valet. So much is possible, but nothing will ever be 100% again... not now, and certainly not once we reach AI singularity. Be afraid. Be very afraid. peace

edit in: Realize, Elon and Tesla use their ability to communicate and assess and/or fix your vehicle over cyberspace, but there's nothing saying Tesla can't be hacked, opening every Tesla on the road to the whim of a hacker, political group, or terror cell. I'm not sure what Elon has in place, and I'm sure it's formidable, but even Elon knows... that is a losing battle... unless... Elon uses his own first iteration of AI self realization, to provide the multi-level, ever-changing, blah, blah, blah security over his businesses - certainly SpaceX and Tesla, but likely all others, just for ease.

 

[Frankenblob]

They will just hack n jack the car by wifi.

Who would hear their car/CT "leaving" if it was parked on the street or in a lot? The criminals would be smart enough to leave a dummy receiver/pinger that says "it's ok I am still here" plus a 2nd to "throw in the ditch or alley ( many miles away) as a red herring" when their gone. This doesn't take into account a blocker whereby you cannot contact your vehicle or know its whereabouts.

There are peeps already workin out the "how to's", and some of these clowns are "SMART" and organized.

But if anyone does come up with a way, keep it close to your chest.

 

[Diehard]

That is what full coverage insurance is made for. If you tightly integrate the security to the owner, you just increase the chance of kidnapping. If your CT uses biometrics everywhere, you could lose a thumb or an eyeball with your CT as well.

Then again, it would be nice to have some high voltage pins in the seat that would stick out and electrocute the driver if facial recognition fails. An absolute necessity for CT and a good learning lesson for all the friends that want to borrow it.

 

[Crissa]

There are peeps already workin out the "how to's", and some of these clowns are "SMART" and organized.

If they were smart, they wouldn't be stealing cars. There is no correlation between smarts and theft.

Then again, it would be nice to have some high voltage pins in the seat that would stick out and electrocute the driver if facial recognition fails.

So you have one bad day, or there's smutz on the camera, and boom, you're toast?

What if they demand your phone as well at gunpoint!

Pin-to-drive is already a feature on Tesla.

There is no reason to expect stealing a Tesla will go well.

-Crissa

 

[Diehard]

So you have one bad day, or there's smutz on the camera, and boom, you're toast?

That is another way, CT makes sure you keep it clean, dudes won't forget to shave and ladies won't have a bad hair day. It keeps every ride exciting