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Andy Edser

This intrepid bug bounty hunter is splicing together Tesla parts from crashed cars, and has somehow managed to build a semi-working computer system on their desk

Tesla Model S.

When I retire (who am I kidding), I'd like to have a proper workshop. I've always been a tinkerer, someone who likes to take apart bits of engineering to see exactly how they work. Which is why I feel a certain kinship with David Schütz, who's been cracking open Tesla Model 3 computers on their desk in an effort to participate in the company's bug bounty program.

Schütz managed to get hold of a Tesla Model 3 Media Control Unit (MCU) on Ebay, albeit one pulled from the innards of a crashed car. Fitting it with an adjustable 10 A power supply, they then purchased a Model 3 screen for the surprisingly reasonable sum of $175.

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