Ramzan Kadyrov, the authoritative leader of Russia's Chechen Republic, made a bold accusation against tech mogul Elon Musk on Thursday, claiming that Musk had remotely disabled a Tesla Cybertruck that Kadyrov said he had received from the billionaire. Kadyrov, who has held power in Chechnya for over 17 years, shared a video in August showcasing himself driving the electric vehicle, which notably had a machine gun mounted on its roof.

 

 

Kadyrov stated that the truck had been gifted to him by Musk, although Musk swiftly denied the claim on his social media platform X, calling it a lie.

 

"Now, recently, Musk remotely disabled the Cybertruck," Kadyrov wrote in a post on his Telegram account, indicating his displeasure. "That's not a nice thing for Elon Musk to do. He gives expensive gifts from the bottom of his heart and then remotely switches them off," the Chechen leader added, expressing frustration over what he perceived as an unjust action.

 

The Tesla Cybertruck, first introduced by the American carmaker Tesla in 2019, is an electric pick-up truck that only began production recently. Its futuristic design and off-road capabilities have made it a standout in the electric vehicle market.

 

In a surprising claim, Kadyrov alleged that the vehicle had been actively used in combat, specifically in Ukraine. According to the Chechen leader, the Cybertruck "performed admirably" in the conflict. No evidence has been provided to substantiate these claims, and it remains unclear how the vehicle was used or how it allegedly contributed to the war efforts.

 

Kadyrov, the son of a former rebel leader, has shifted from insurgency to being one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most loyal supporters. Often referring to himself as Putin's "footsoldier," Kadyrov has played an increasingly prominent role in Russian politics and military endeavors. He has openly declared his commitment to assisting the Kremlin in its war against Ukraine and claims to have sent thousands of Chechen troops to support Russia's military offensive.

 

This episode, involving one of the world’s most well-known tech entrepreneurs and a controversial political figure, underscores the tensions between Russia and the West. While Musk has frequently been a public figure in global affairs due to his business ventures, including electric cars and space exploration, this peculiar allegation of disabling a combat-used Cybertruck introduces a new and unexpected twist to his ever-growing list of controversies.

 

Credit: Bloomberg 2024-09-21

 

 

 

So, if true. It means those nice electric vehicles can be remotely turned off. It makes me wonder even more if China's EV's have this capability as well. 

It also makes me wonder what more can be done to an EV if the producers can access it remotely. Given the batteries potential for a serious uncontrollable fire. I wonder if a producer of the EV's being sold in the markets can be utilized this way and used as a weapon causing an explosion. It has already been proven effective activating pagers and walkie-talkies remotely to explode so why can this not also be used in EV's? What a great way to effectively invade a country with little to no cost on the invader. Sell them cheap EV's with this capability and then when ready to invade blow them all up at the same time. ohh wait! China is already trying to dump millions of EV into the world markets at super cheap prices. Haha... 

 

Could have been worse if he had a pager!

1 hour ago, thesetat2013 said:

So, if true. It means those nice electric vehicles can be remotely turned off. It makes me wonder even more if China's EV's have this capability as well. 

It also makes me wonder what more can be done to an EV if the producers can access it remotely. Given the batteries potential for a serious uncontrollable fire. I wonder if a producer of the EV's being sold in the markets can be utilized this way and used as a weapon causing an explosion. It has already been proven effective activating pagers and walkie-talkies remotely to explode so why can this not also be used in EV's? What a great way to effectively invade a country with little to no cost on the invader. Sell them cheap EV's with this capability and then when ready to invade blow them all up at the same time. ohh wait! China is already trying to dump millions of EV into the world markets at super cheap prices. Haha... 

 

It's the Tesla software. I don't think it's related to EV or not but the software setup. Any car where the software can be remotely updated i think could potentially have the same issue.

OMG, nowadays even a home fridge and aircon are connected to Internet. Let's sell them cheap fridges and aircons, it's so easy to implant a decent amount of explosives in them.

 

The new technology is not always what we want.

3 hours ago, thesetat2013 said:

So, if true. It means those nice electric vehicles can be remotely turned off. It makes me wonder even more if China's EV's have this capability as well. 

It also makes me wonder what more can be done to an EV if the producers can access it remotely. Given the batteries potential for a serious uncontrollable fire. I wonder if a producer of the EV's being sold in the markets can be utilized this way and used as a weapon causing an explosion. It has already been proven effective activating pagers and walkie-talkies remotely to explode so why can this not also be used in EV's? What a great way to effectively invade a country with little to no cost on the invader. Sell them cheap EV's with this capability and then when ready to invade blow them all up at the same time. ohh wait! China is already trying to dump millions of EV into the world markets at super cheap prices. Haha... 

 

You really haven’t thought this through have you? Unlike petrol (which is combustible) in a fuel tank, EV batteries don’t “explode”. 
 

In any case, I doubt that China has any desire to invade another country. Why own a cow when you can just buy milk?

7 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

You really haven’t thought this through have you? Unlike petrol (which is combustible) in a fuel tank, EV batteries don’t “explode”. 
 

In any case, I doubt that China has any desire to invade another country. Why own a cow when you can just buy milk?

but it does not take much to make an EV battery burn. a small explosion like in a pager to crack the casing will be enough to make it burn uncontrollably..I have thought it through. I just did not spell out details like you seem to want to use as a reason it could not be done

3 hours ago, thesetat2013 said:

So, if true. It means those nice electric vehicles can be remotely turned off. It makes me wonder even more if China's EV's have this capability as well. 

It also makes me wonder what more can be done to an EV if the producers can access it remotely. Given the batteries potential for a serious uncontrollable fire. I wonder if a producer of the EV's being sold in the markets can be utilized this way and used as a weapon causing an explosion. It has already been proven effective activating pagers and walkie-talkies remotely to explode so why can this not also be used in EV's? What a great way to effectively invade a country with little to no cost on the invader. Sell them cheap EV's with this capability and then when ready to invade blow them all up at the same time. ohh wait! China is already trying to dump millions of EV into the world markets at super cheap prices. Haha... 

 

 

 

Do you buy your tinfoil in bulk?  

 

15 minutes ago, Freddy42OZ said:

 

 

Do you buy your tinfoil in bulk?  

 

Looks like these EV owners may need to...  new business opportunity  faraday cage car wrap 😋

5 hours ago, thesetat2013 said:

So, if true. It means those nice electric vehicles can be remotely turned off. It makes me wonder even more if China's EV's have this capability as well. 

It also makes me wonder what more can be done to an EV if the producers can access it remotely. Given the batteries potential for a serious uncontrollable fire. I wonder if a producer of the EV's being sold in the markets can be utilized this way and used as a weapon causing an explosion. It has already been proven effective activating pagers and walkie-talkies remotely to explode so why can this not also be used in EV's? What a great way to effectively invade a country with little to no cost on the invader. Sell them cheap EV's with this capability and then when ready to invade blow them all up at the same time. ohh wait! China is already trying to dump millions of EV into the world markets at super cheap prices. Haha... 

 

Probably listening to everything and tracking 

8 hours ago, Gweiloman said:

You really haven’t thought this through have you? Unlike petrol (which is combustible) in a fuel tank, EV batteries don’t “explode”. 
 

In any case, I doubt that China has any desire to invade another country. Why own a cow when you can just buy milk?

555 😂😂😂😂

 

 

23 hours ago, thesetat2013 said:

but it does not take much to make an EV battery burn. a small explosion like in a pager to crack the casing will be enough to make it burn uncontrollably..I have thought it through. I just did not spell out details like you seem to want to use as a reason it could not be done

Let’s say this is the case (although if you did a bit more research, you will find that LFP batteries don’t easily catch fire). First off, toxic smoke will be released followed by thermal runaway which does burn uncontrollably as you said. However this does not happen instantaneously. Occupants of the vehicle will have plenty of time to casually walk away. Not much of a weapon, in my opinion.

On 9/21/2024 at 9:40 AM, Gweiloman said:

EV batteries don’t “explode”. 

 

 

On 9/21/2024 at 9:40 AM, Gweiloman said:

You really haven’t thought this through have you?

 

Putting aside the question of whether or not Musk, or anyone else, remotely disabled the Tesla truck, then two questions that do deserve an answer are:

 

”Is the remote disabling and/or modification of a Tesla vehicle’s controls a built in feature, either deliberately built in or inadvertently built in?”

 

“If this is a built in feature, then under what circumstances is remote modification of the vehicle controls possible”

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Putting aside the question of whether or not Musk, or anyone else, remotely disabled the Tesla truck, then two questions that do deserve an answer are:

 

”Is the remote disabling and/or modification of a Tesla vehicle’s controls a built in feature, either deliberately built in or inadvertently built in?”

 

“If this is a built in feature, then under what circumstances is remote modification of the vehicle controls possible”

 

 

 

The software can be updated remotely, therefore it seems logical it can be disabled remotely.

Cute how someone with Admin access can disable whatever you bought because he can. 

10 minutes ago, NativeBob said:

Cute how someone with Admin access can disable whatever you bought because he can. 

Anybody who has any dealings with IT Departs can see precisely the kind of thinking that concludes remote control of other people’s cars is a good idea.

14 minutes ago, stevenl said:

The software can be updated remotely, therefore it seems logical it can be disabled remotely.

But can it be done without the vehicle being ‘hardwire’ connected to a maintenance console or is it something that can be done wirelessly and without the owner’s consent?

 

 

20 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

But can it be done without the vehicle being ‘hardwire’ connected to a maintenance console or is it something that can be done wirelessly and without the owner’s consent?

 

 

From the tesla site.

"Tesla vehicles regularly receive over-the-air software updates that add new features and enhance existing ones over Wi-Fi.".

These are scheduled, i would be very surprised if Tesla could not update without consent.

Musk and Kadyrov. A marriage made in Heaven or Hell?