I mean it sounds like it could be video from the charging facility
I mean that’s what I assumed. I can’t imagine a reason one would want a camera watching you charge - like that’s an expense for little if any benefit. And if it was charged at a charging station owned by Tesla, I would be shocked if there wasn’t camera footage or if Tesla didn’t have access to it.
but what the actual fuck they can unlock your car.
I would imagine any car with keyless entry can be unlocked by the manufacturer if they have your VIN. They build the system and pair the keyfobs and locks, they’re bound to have that ability in case something happens to your keys.
I’d qualify that with a modern car with wireless connectivity, which, of course, all Teslas have.
As far as Elon himself having access, I doubt he sits there surfing camera footage like the most boring cable package in the world, but he owns the company, America’s privacy laws are sadly lacking, and he likes attention, so of course he’s going to get his name on this, whether he had a hand in it or not.
Maybe not Elon himself, but there’s been a leak some years ago from Tesla’s internal discord or something with engineers sharing photos from the cars external cameras as memes - stuff like the owners walking around in pajamas etc.
I mean that’s what I assumed. I can’t imagine a reason one would want a camera watching you charge - like that’s an expense for little if any benefit. And if it was charged at a charging station owned by Tesla, I would be shocked if there wasn’t camera footage or if Tesla didn’t have access to it.
I would imagine any car with keyless entry can be unlocked by the manufacturer if they have your VIN. They build the system and pair the keyfobs and locks, they’re bound to have that ability in case something happens to your keys.
I’d qualify that with a modern car with wireless connectivity, which, of course, all Teslas have.
As far as Elon himself having access, I doubt he sits there surfing camera footage like the most boring cable package in the world, but he owns the company, America’s privacy laws are sadly lacking, and he likes attention, so of course he’s going to get his name on this, whether he had a hand in it or not.
Maybe not Elon himself, but there’s been a leak some years ago from Tesla’s internal discord or something with engineers sharing photos from the cars external cameras as memes - stuff like the owners walking around in pajamas etc.
It wasn’t just outside the car, they were sharing video and pictures from inside the car too. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/tesla-workers-shared-images-from-car-cameras-including-scenes-of-intimacy/
Cameras at a charging station are obvious - the wire in those stations are extremely valuable. Or, vandalism.