By that point, the Sydney woman had suffered four years of domestic abuse by her former partner and disgraced businessman, Enrico Pucci. When the alarm sounded, she was “too scared” to go outside because she thought he may be damaging her vehicle, according to police documents tendered in court.
The next morning, the car appeared undamaged, but Stacey noticed its electronic dashboard had been reset and a “parental control” profile had been added.
Three days later, Pucci, now 50, followed her in a car and started to yell at her about a man she was dating.
“You thought you’d get away with this. I am in your car. I am in your maps,” he shouted at her, according to the police records.
Over the coming days, Stacey found that the parental control profile, to which she had no access, could almost entirely control the car, including its speed, climate control, lock and curfew hours, determining when the car could be driven.
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Last Wednesday, Pucci was convicted of 30 domestic violence related charges against Stacey, including using the Tesla car app to harass her.
Judge Peter Feather sentenced him to two years and three months before Parramatta local court in western Sydney, with a non-parole period of 15 months, after he pleaded guilty to the charges the week before a hearing scheduled in August.
While the domestic abuse is significant, it’s fucking insane that a Tesla can be controlled by anyone who isn’t currently driving the car in thr first place.
Right? Absolutely terrifying to think of the possibilities here.
