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All cars with keyless entry behave the same way once the car is on - the difference as others have noted is that you typically can only drive off with the key inside the car, not just near the car.So much for the car being "unstealable"... What good is a key if you can drive off without it?
So much for the car being "unstealable"... What good is a key if you can drive off without it?
I know that warning is small and not that obvious but you didn't get that 'key not inside' warning when you drove away? I've had a few times where the key fob was in the car and it thought it wasn't and that message popped up but that was with earlier software versions.
All cars with keyless entry behave the same way once the car is on - the difference as others have noted is that you typically can only drive off with the key inside the car, not just near the car.
If one leaves the key on a shelf next to the car it isn't any less stealeable than a normal car, that's true. However, since the thief won't be able to start the car again once they get were they're going, they would be advised to bring the key with them. :wink:
Other cars don't have auto extending handles though. I wonder if Tesla has allowed the range that the car detects the key fob to be greater than other systems to make the handles extend at the correct time. Maybe this is something they could fix in software? The handles extend at a great distance but the car won't start unless the key fob is inside the car. Don't know if that is technically possible or not though.
note how he still had his mobile phone:
seems like it would be pretty secure to link the physical phone to driving functionality via NFC. This could require a password for double security.
note how he still had his mobile phone:
seems like it would be pretty secure to link the physical phone to driving functionality via NFC. This could require a password for double security.
See post #8, there's an "app" for that. The Model S is highly advanced, I'm sure they could allow an override via the app, if they chose to, or at worst call Tesla, identify yourself and they allow a single use start.
The best solution is not to store the key in proximity to the car so u don't do it again. If I recall this had happened to you before only you found it before you got anywhere. we cant blame Tesla for us forgetting our keys or leaving them a foot away from the car on a shelf. Now, I do agree there should be a warning - bMW had a large icon displayed in the dash when the key is removed and it doesn't go away. That would be a good idea.
of course there's an app... what does post#8 from bollar have to do with this.. I'm talking about linking the phone to the car via local solutions (NFC, RFID, etc) so that you can abandon the key for good.
All cars with keyless entry behave the same way once the car is on - the difference as others have noted is that you typically can only drive off with the key inside the car, not just near the car.
If one leaves the key on a shelf next to the car it isn't any less stealeable than a normal car, that's true. However, since the thief won't be able to start the car again once they get were they're going, they would be advised to bring the key with them. :wink:
Bottom line: no key in the car, the shouldn't be drivable. My two cents...
I would agree with that. Based on the earlier similar thread I was quite nervous last month with my preschooler playing in the driver's seat while I was standing about 5 feet away. There's no way to know whether the car will be able to be started or not. I mentioned to my dad that it was fine as long as he couldn't reach the brake, whereupon he suddenly started trying.
on a side note, I have lost one of my key fobs.
anyone know how much a replacement costs?