Tesla Model 3 owner locks carjacking suspect inside with app

[Dude85D]

Tesla Model 3 owner locks carjacking suspect inside with app - Roadshow

Having use the app for over 4 years, I've not seen a "turn off the car and lock the doors" to catch a carjacker option for Model 3, S or Y. Can someone please help me location this option in my app? ;-)

I'm using the iOS version. Maybe it's only for Android users?

...seems like some fact checking is needed

 

[cypho]

There is not any way to prevent someone inside the car from getting out. Even if the car is locked the open door button will open the doors. The car alarm will go off, but the doors will open. And even if there was a setting to disable the door button when the car was locked, the manual release would still work.

There is also not anyway to force the car to stop. You can use the app to limit top speed. That is about the only thing I can think of that you could do to limit a carjackers escape.

I suspect what really happened was the carjacker didn't take the owner's phone when he stole the car. So once he stopped the car he couldn't start it again. And then the carjacker (like 90% of my passengers) couldn't find the open door button.

 

[Carolina Karl]

I, too, am skeptical. We'll see.

For now, a "Carjacker Mode" would go well with "Dog Mode," but would we have to allow Climate to be on throughout or not as in Dog Mode? As to being "cruel and unusual punishment", it's definitely the latter if not the former.

 

[DCGOO]

Tesla Model 3 owner locks carjacking suspect inside with app - Roadshow

Having use the app for over 4 years, I've not seen a "turn off the car and lock the doors" to catch a carjacker option for Model 3, S or Y. Can someone please help me location this option in my app? ;-)
I'm using the iOS version. Maybe it's only for Android users?
...seems like some fact checking is needed

The first question to ask yourself is... how did the evildoer get INSIDE the car.

 

[jkirkwood001]

Would you really want to restrict a desperate criminal who's alone inside your beautiful Tesla? Think of the damage they could do (for one, the windows ain't Cybertruck-strong!). I don't care if there's a camera on them or not!

 

[CyberGus]

"Carjacker Mode" should let the thief drive a safe distance away, then limit the speed to 15 MPH while randomly flashing the lights, honking the horn, and playing "Michael Bolton" music at volume 11.

 

[CyberGus]

"Carjacker Mode" should let the thief drive a safe distance away, then limit the speed to 15 MPH while randomly flashing the lights, honking the horn, and playing "Michael Bolton" music at volume 11.

The high-end models should also include a liberal application of fart spray.

 

[Runt8]

There is not any way to prevent someone inside the car from getting out. Even if the car is locked the open door button will open the doors. The car alarm will go off, but the doors will open. And even if there was a setting to disable the door button when the car was locked, the manual release would still work.

If the carjacker was anything like the 90% of the people who get in my car for the first time, he had no idea how to open the door regardless of it being locked or not.

 

[RonB]

@Runt8 - Loved your answer hahaha (so true)

 

[one2many]

With FSD the car should drive the to the police station, call the cops
get the suspect in cuffs, go through a drive through, get you a burger
and drive home.

 

[RayK]

The story I read about this said that the would-be carjacker was chemically impaired. That might explain why he couldn't get out.

edit: Here is one version: Tesla owner remotely locks carjacking suspect inside the vehicle - VVNG.com

 

[sdmack]

There is also not anyway to force the car to stop. You can use the app to limit top speed. That is about the only thing I can think of that you could do to limit a carjackers escape

I have not tried it, but I wonder if the car will respond to changing top speed in the app while in motion - or whether the limit is only checked at initial power up.

 

[one2many]

Dave you do not look well, I will take you to place
where you can rest up for 10 to 20

 

[PianoAl]

Oops, I just started a thread on this (I searched first but missed this thread).

I emailed the author of the article to see what he's been smoking (because I want some).

 

[Kamixus]

I thought the manual latch would have allowed the thief to get out of the car regardless of whether or not the car was locked. Weird.

 

[pilotSteve]

The high-end models should also include a liberal application of fart spray.

New feature requested: Bio OFFENSE mode when alarm is triggered.....

 

[cypho]

New feature requested: Bio OFFENSE mode when alarm is triggered.....

They already have that. Vomit smell when starting air conditioning


Smelly AC not covered under Warranty on new cars? because it is a feature (theft deterant)

 

[smatthew]

I have not tried it, but I wonder if the car will respond to changing top speed in the app while in motion - or whether the limit is only checked at initial power up.

Unfortunately, the lowest speed you can limit them to is 50mph.