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I would like to hear the other side first, because at face value, this "news" sounds insane even for Tesla.

"Please be advised that this vehicle has been remotely deactivated due to violations of Tesla's Terms of Use, Including misuse of Tesla's trademarks and brand identifier..."

Yup. There's not a lot of legit reporting on this just yet, but it's also breaking news -- they're presumably verifying as we speak. The only way this is somehow fake is if

1. The driver published an old video out of context of his truck having a software malfunction on the highway, or

2. The driver somehow induced this to happen after he received the letter saying that the truck "has been deactivated".

Both of those seem... unlikely, to say the least. People are interpreting this as Elon's work, but all it would take is the absurd capability to remotely deactivate someone's car (we know this is possible) and a shortsighted decision by the legal department.

You forgot 3. The driver parked his truck in the road even though it was driveable, and then played a fullscreen YouTube video of a fake Tesla UI with his desired message.

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