Minnesota man allegedly stolen Tesla Model 3 vehicle with smartphone app – National

A Tesla 3 model would have been stolen in Minnesota with a simple smartphone – a high-tech version of ordinary crime.

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The alleged robbery took place at Trevls, an electric vehicle rental company based in Minnesota, Bloomington, Minnesota.

Police believe that the suspect manipulated the Tesla application to unlock and start the car. Mark Lanterman, a forensic computer specialist, told Fox 9 News that he thought the suspect had called Tesla's customer service and added the Tesla 3 model to his Tesla account using his number. 39, vehicle identification. Then the suspect can unlock and start the car from the app without the need for a key.

The car was found a few days later in Waco, Texas, more than 1,000 kilometers south of Minnesota, and the suspect was arrested.

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Although the suspect disabled the GPS tracking system in the Tesla, he was spotted because the suspect was loading the car at Tesla's Supercharger station, which revealed its location on Tesla's online billing system.

According to John Marino, owner of the Minnesota Trevls, the suspect was a regular who had rented them over a dozen times and boasted about his knowledge of Tesla and his safety, he told Fox 9 News.