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according to a report by reference news citing afp moscow on september 20, ramzan kadyrov, leader of the chechen republic of russia, posted on social media on september 19 that the cybertruck given to him by tesla ceo musk last month was recently remotely disabled by musk and is no longer usable. in response, the reporter of the daily economic news has repeatedly verified with tesla, but no response was received as of press time.

on september 22, an unnamed person in charge of intelligent control of a car company said in an interview with reporters that from a technical perspective, car companies can remotely disable the control of their own smart cars. "however, my country has strict laws and regulations requiring car companies not to remotely control user vehicles at will," the person in charge of intelligent control of the car company emphasized.

expert: car companies cannot arbitrarily exceed control of vehicles

as the fifth model launched by tesla since its establishment, cybertruck has achieved fsd (full autonomous driving) in tesla’s latest version update.

on july 30, tesla began to push the fsdv12.5.1 version update, which included many improvements, including the integration of city and highway driving functions, and supported the cybertruck model for the first time. at that time, musk said in a public speech that tesla would open the fully autonomous driving (fsd) function to the cybertruck electric pickup truck in august.

image source: tesla china official website

with the push of fsd, cybertruck is becoming more and more intelligent. "tesla vehicles, like all car systems, can be upgraded remotely, but tesla system upgrades are not mandatory, and users can manually adjust the push mode themselves." a model 3 owner said in an interview with a reporter that car owners can choose to manually update according to their own wishes.

the model 3 owner said he didn't mind the potential safety hazard of his car being remotely controlled by the car company. "electric cars are basically controlled by the internet, just like the backend intervention after a car accident. since everyone wants to enjoy intelligent operations such as keyless door opening, many things cannot be defined. as long as the car company does not lock my car for no reason, i can accept it." said the model 3 owner.

as "software-defined cars" become a trend, the level of intelligent configuration has also become one of the important selling points of new cars when they are launched. "it should be the default for all users that the car company's backend can monitor vehicle data and remotely operate the vehicle. because during use, everyone will inevitably encounter problems of one kind or another, and need the car company's help to check the vehicle's backend data and solve the problem." huang yi (pseudonym), an electric car owner, told reporters that his car had a few bad signals and could not open the door, so he contacted the company's customer service to open the door remotely.

the person in charge of intelligent control of the above-mentioned automaker who did not want to be named also told the reporter that automakers can indeed remotely unlock users' vehicles through the platform. however, generally speaking, remote unlocking will only be done after the user's authorization and verification of the user's qualifications, and automakers themselves are not allowed to operate privately.

yang weibin, an expert on new energy vehicles and power batteries, also told reporters that automakers cannot remotely control vehicles at will. if they want to operate, they must meet very strict requirements. "the several provisions on automobile data security management (trial) require that automobile data processors handle sensitive personal information in accordance with requirements such as enhancing driving safety or obtaining individual consent, or comply with other requirements such as laws, administrative regulations and mandatory national standards," yang weibin explained.

the person in charge of intelligent control of the above-mentioned car company who did not want to be named told the reporter that although from a technical point of view, car companies can remotely disable user vehicles, no car company would do such a thing.

cybertruck mass production and delivery have been delayed several times

on november 22, 2019, musk released cybertruck at an event in los angeles, california, usa. this is also the first electric pickup truck launched by tesla, inspired by the science fiction movie "blade runner".

at the end of 2023, tesla cybertruck will be officially delivered in north america, with starting prices of $49,900, $68,900 and $96,400 (after tax credits and other benefits). among them, the cheapest rear-wheel drive version will be delivered in 2025.

image source: tesla china official website

tesla's official website in china shows that cybertruck has launched three versions, namely rear-wheel drive, all-wheel drive and cyberbeast, which can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.7 seconds and can travel up to 547 km on a single charge. however, although the tesla official website in china has launched the cybertruck related page, it has not yet provided information such as booking channels and prices.

musk once announced that "tesla used a submachine gun to test cybertruck's protection capabilities, and the results showed that the bullets did not penetrate the panel." it is reported that cybertruck's body panels are bulletproof, and the armored glass can withstand the impact of a baseball at a speed of 112 kilometers per hour or a level 4 hail.

according to third-party data, cybertruck has received more than 2 million orders worldwide before its official delivery. according to musk's plan, by 2025, tesla cybertruck's annual delivery volume will reach about 250,000 vehicles.

but a realistic problem is that the mass production and delivery process of cybertruck has not been smooth, and has experienced multiple "delays". public information shows that according to musk's original plan, cybertruck will be launched at the end of 2021, but by august 2021, tesla confirmed that it would not be able to deliver the car in 2021. in january 2022, tesla deleted the information and related materials on the time that cybertruck will be put into production in 2022 from its website. later, it was reported that tesla plans to start production of cybertruck at the end of the first quarter of 2023.

it is reported that the delay in cybertruck production is due to increased competition, and the company has adjusted the functions and features of this electric pickup to further enhance its appeal.

"it will take a lot of work to achieve mass production of cybertruck and achieve positive cash flow at a price people can afford." musk once said that although cybertruck is a great product, from a financial perspective, it will take 12 to 18 months for it to become a significant positive cash flow contributor to tesla.

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