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Re:Man Accidentally Drove Away in Someone Else’s Tesla Using... by ARandomerDude on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @12:37PM (#35170909)
> “After five, 10 minutes I got a text on my phone that said ‘Rajesh are you driving [a] Tesla,’” he explained to the outlet. Randev went on to say the person who messaged him told him he was driving the wrong car.

> all he’s gotten from the automaker is radio silence

So...where did the text come from? No indication that the police were involved in the article. How did the other Tesla owner get his cell number?

This story seems implausible to me.

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Re:Man Accidentally Drove Away in Someone Else’s Tesla Using... by mh8h on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @12:40PM (#35170956)
From the original story on Global:

> Randev said the other Tesla driver told him he was able to get his number because he had printed out a document, which was in his car and it had his phone number on it.

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Re:Man Accidentally Drove Away in Someone Else’s Tesla Using... by Rhedox on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @12:39PM (#35170936)
> When the two Tesla owners met up, the rightful owner of the car Randev was driving told him he’d found Randev’s phone number on a document inside Randev’s car. That means, if you’re following along, the other guy was able to gain access to Randev’s Tesla as well. Wild.
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Re:Man Accidentally Drove Away in Someone Else’s Tesla Using... by DoneWithAllThat on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @12:42PM (#35170991)
That makes it even less plausible! Teslas have been around for years. If people could unlock each others cars we’d have heard about it a long time ago.
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Re:Man Accidentally Drove Away in Someone Else’s Tesla Using... by croes on Thursday March 16, 2023 @01:27AM (#35178443)
Maybe you need specific circumstances to make it happen
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Re:Man Accidentally Drove Away in Someone Else’s Tesla Using... by visviva on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @12:40PM (#35170961)
Perhaps you missed the paragraph that answers your question - it's nestled between the two quotes you cite.
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Re:Man Accidentally Drove Away in Someone Else’s Tesla Using... by joevandyk on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @12:39PM (#35170947)
The article states:

> When the two Tesla owners met up, the rightful owner of the car Randev was driving told him he’d found Randev’s phone number on a document inside Randev’s car.

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