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Isn't the point that Tesla cars aren't easy to break into, you have to buy a ECU and use bluetooth, and it was fixed, whereas most cars are subject to a simple radio signal jam and replay, and are never fixed.

Wonder why it only applies to a Model X though

You need a salvaged controller from another Tesla, I'm not sure if that's "easy". It's also been patched already, per the article.

And in any case, the exploit here was that the door was opened, something that locksmiths have traditionally been offering as a paid service for decades with no computer hardware at all.

Really, the vulnerability angle isn't so interesting here at all. But it's a cool hack.

Adding the "Raspberry Pi" clickbait also sounds like a smear attempt to me. We already have enough of the "let's restrict general purpose computing because bad people" narrative.