rapper RickRoss recently said he will never drive Tesla vehicles – the reason? He believes smart cars could be programmed to take him to the authorities.

In an Instagram post Office which was shared on Twitter, Ross said: “I’m not going to say I won’t have a smart car, but I’ve never driven in a Tesla. Never… And the reason is because I’ve always had it in the back of my mind that the government could tap into the car’s brain.”

The consequence of sound has reported the Ross believes Tesla would be able to do this to repossess themselves if their owners fail to pay for the vehicles.

cybersecurity company NCC group has said that Tesla’s vehicles are vulnerable to a hack due to a vulnerability in the Bluetooth protocol.

Last year cybersecurity researcher David Colombo gained control of 25 Teslas worldwide. in one to blog post, he explained how he was able to do that.

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He found vulnerabilities in TeslaMate, a popular open-source logging tool that stores sensitive information, including location history, to connect to cars.

Tesla is already facing multiple lawsuits related to accidents involving its Autopilot feature.

the National Road Safety Authority (NHTSA) reported that Tesla was responsible for 273 accidents involving driver assistance.

In 2021, NHTSA launched an investigation into Tesla’s autopilot system following the series of accidents involving Teslas and first responder vehicles stopped at locations.

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