There’s a whole lot of information Tesla keeps and stores about these cars. Every data point is one more risk of being caught. If a thief is smart enough to leverage this kind of attack method, they’re not doing it, because they’re smart enough to know the better car for the gig is a 2001 Corolla for almost every reason.

Tesla isn't doing something super unique in phoning the location home. Talking about Toyota a lot of their post 2019 models phone their location home and other data in real-time. This is used for their hybrid models to coach your driving and make you a more economical driver. Disabling the location tracker may not be as hard as you assume as its done on a regular basis by thieves.