Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬#Tesla exec tells Congress 'no one has ever' taken control of its vehicles — but that's not true
In 2017, security researcher #JasonHughes (aka #WK057) discovered #vulnerabilities that gave him access to “Mothership”, Tesla’s central server used to communicate with entire fleet.
Hughes was able to authenticate as any vehicle in Tesla’s fleet using just a #VIN. He had access to location data, vehicle info, and critically, the ability to send commands to any Tesla on road.
https://electrek.co/2026/02/06/tesla-exec-tells-congress-no-one-has-ever-taken-control-vehicles-but-thats-not-true/
In 2017, security researcher #JasonHughes (aka #WK057) discovered #vulnerabilities that gave him access to “Mothership”, Tesla’s central server used to communicate with entire fleet.
Hughes was able to authenticate as any vehicle in Tesla’s fleet using just a #VIN. He had access to location data, vehicle info, and critically, the ability to send commands to any Tesla on road.
https://electrek.co/2026/02/06/tesla-exec-tells-congress-no-one-has-ever-taken-control-vehicles-but-thats-not-true/
