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Fortune
Christiaan Hetzner

Scared Tesla owners are petitioning Elon Musk to add a feature that would warn off vandals as more cars are set on fire

A burned Tesla vehicle is shown at a Tesla collision center Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Credit: Steve Marcus—Las Vegas Sun via AP)
  • Tesla drivers want the carmaker to design a feature that could be pushed out via a software update to prevent someone willfully damaging their car. They worry they are being targeted due to anger over the political activities of CEO Elon Musk. "Within the community, there definitely is fear right now," said one owner.

Tesla owners afraid of being targeted by vandals are appealing to CEO Elon Musk to add a feature that could prevent an attack before it ever happens.

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