Hi Tesla Motors Club,
After many bidding wars at salvage auctions, I've obtained a Salvage Tesla Model S to work on. There are a number of reasons why I'm embarking upon this project, from career relevant skill development to simply because it is fun.
Particularly noteworthy is I want to see Tesla succeed in its efforts to make EVs mainstream, and eventually it would be nice to work for them as an Engineer in the future. Right now I am about 2 years away from graduation as a double major in Electrical Engineering and Japanese so by the time I graduate and would be eligible to work for them the model 3 will ideally have come out.
I'd like to support Tesla's model 3 as best as I reasonably can, and right now the only real thing I can do is try get actively involved in the bug bounty program. Part of the conditions of that program involve only working on a vehicle you have ownership on or explicit permission by the owner to work on it.
A salvage model S is perfect for this purpose because I have no warranties to care about, it's the only thing I can finance on my low income as a student, and it requires me to start from a broken down vehicle and work my way up to a functional vehicle. This rebuild process makes it so I have a very acute awareness of the impact of whatever security exploits I try to discover and patch as I will have developed a very intricate understanding of the model S design by the end of the rebuild.
Here's a quick primer video on the car:
I will post updates eventful things happen. If these thread updates are too infrequent for your interest in the project or relevant information shared feel free to listen in on the Tesla Motors IRC channel.
Sincerely,
Satosh
After many bidding wars at salvage auctions, I've obtained a Salvage Tesla Model S to work on. There are a number of reasons why I'm embarking upon this project, from career relevant skill development to simply because it is fun.
Particularly noteworthy is I want to see Tesla succeed in its efforts to make EVs mainstream, and eventually it would be nice to work for them as an Engineer in the future. Right now I am about 2 years away from graduation as a double major in Electrical Engineering and Japanese so by the time I graduate and would be eligible to work for them the model 3 will ideally have come out.
I'd like to support Tesla's model 3 as best as I reasonably can, and right now the only real thing I can do is try get actively involved in the bug bounty program. Part of the conditions of that program involve only working on a vehicle you have ownership on or explicit permission by the owner to work on it.
A salvage model S is perfect for this purpose because I have no warranties to care about, it's the only thing I can finance on my low income as a student, and it requires me to start from a broken down vehicle and work my way up to a functional vehicle. This rebuild process makes it so I have a very acute awareness of the impact of whatever security exploits I try to discover and patch as I will have developed a very intricate understanding of the model S design by the end of the rebuild.
Here's a quick primer video on the car:
I will post updates eventful things happen. If these thread updates are too infrequent for your interest in the project or relevant information shared feel free to listen in on the Tesla Motors IRC channel.
Sincerely,
Satosh