EXCLUSIVE: Ultra-wideband radio has been heralded as the solution for “relay attacks” that are used to steal cars in seconds. But researchers found Teslas equipped with it are as vulnerable as ever.
  • darganon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    52·
    6 months ago

    Teslas are at or very near the bottom of often stolen car lists, by a wide margin.

    • circuscritic@lemmy.caEnglish
      51·
      6 months ago

      Now hear me out, do you think that might have something to do with their market share relative to ALL other cars on the road?

      When a KIA gets stolen, the owner will likely get it back, although probably a lot more worse for wear.

      Thieves using relay attacks are most likely part of, or connected to, professional auto theft groups e.g. chop shops, overseas car markets, etc.

      • darganon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        6 months ago

        No, because they normalize and have a relative metric.

        The most stolen car is an SRT hellcat, which has a total production run well under Model 3 production in a single quarter.