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Anything with a computer is hackable

The vehicle doesn't need internet to work. It just needs your key card. So remove the cellular modem and now it can't be remotely disabled, or take the cellular antenna and modify it so it's a poor receiver. Of course, in the case of a Tesla that means it also loses a whole bunch of other benefits but it'll function as a car still.

I don't really see any reason why a third party replacement computer module couldn't be created and almost be a drop-in replacement. Or flashing a new program over the built-in software like many of us do with our phones, or some Smart home devices so they can't call home anymore and stay completely local.

Three phase AC motors really aren't that hard to control, and there are third-party systems that interact with the BMS, these are typically used when taking a wrecked Tesla's battery and converting it to off-grid storage.

We are kind of early in the phase of having these things so modders are still getting into it. Just a little harder to mess with when it's a 60 or $70,000 vehicle versus say a $400 Xbox.

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