The Tesla Cybertruck is one of the few cars that remains in the news years after its launch. The company unveiled the car in 2019 but delayed its launch for a few years. Well, the reason the Cybertruck is in the news at this time is because of its shutdown.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has blamed Tesla CEO Elon Musk. He claims Musk remotely disabled his Cybertruck, which was sent into the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
What is going on?
Kadyrov claimed on Thursday that he had sent the Cybertruck into the war. It had a machine gun mounted on it and it served it well. He said on Friday that he had now sent two more Cybertrucks into the war.
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The Chechen leader claimed that the Cybertruck, which was remotely disabled during the war, was a gift from Elon Musk. However, Musk denied such claims. “Are you stupid enough to think I would give a Cybertruck to a Russian general?” Musk wrote on X.
Can Someone Else Shut Down Your Cybertruck?
The question is whether the Tesla Cybertruck can be shut down remotely. Tesla officials have not given any information on this. However, Tesla’s Cybertruck can be shut down remotely. The reason for this is the car’s software.
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The car doesn’t just run on hardware. A large part of it relies on software and it would be hard to run without it. Tesla offers OTA (over-the-air) software updates for its cars. If the company wants to discontinue a car, it can do so through a software update.
Many features of Tesla cars can be accessed through a mobile app. If a hacker somehow gains access to the owner’s phone, they can access these features of the car. Hackers can also disable the car using this app. In addition to this, Tesla itself can remotely disable these cars if needed.
In traditional cars, software used to be in name only, and the car was completely dependent on the hardware. In modern cars, the opposite is true. In addition to the car hardware, it also depends heavily on the software, which can be disabled. Tesla Cybertruck starts at $93,990.
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