"Some Tesla drivers who fancied going for a spin on Saturday were unable to do so after an update to the cars' companion app produced server errors.

Teslas don't use conventional keys. Instead they require the presence of a fob, key card, or authenticated mobile phone app that links to the electric vehicles over Bluetooth. This is apparently easier and/or more convenient than a key, or something. Heck, everything's better with Bluetooth, right?

Drivers that use the app to start their cars reported it couldn't do the job and instead produced an error message."

"Measures like, maybe, letting people open their cars with keys? Just a suggestion.

Tesla appears not to have made any other public statement about the incident. The company put its support forums behind a regwall earlier in 2021 and owning a MuskMobile is a requirement for entry. Your correspondent is therefore unable to explore any official missives. Tesla's Twitter account is silent on the matter and the electric car biz doesn't bother with Facebook. The exact nature of the outage is therefore hard to divine."

https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/21/tesla_server_error_500_lockout/

had a colleague locked out of his Hyundai petrol powered van a few weeks ago ...

poo happens Lee. Don't like tesla, don't buy one. It's really not rocket science.

I don't know what you are hoping to achieve by trolling the web for anything negative about Tesla. Tell me what brand car you drive and I'll show you 100 negative experiences people have had with them ... grow up.

I wouldn't buy a Tesla simply because their build quality is pretty inconsistent. Mostly superficial stuff, panels and squeaks but things that just shouldn't happen in a car that price.

John Smith wrote on Mar 15^th, 2022 at 8:12pm:


That's clearly a malfunction because cars should allow that sequence as it would happen all the time.

Gordon wrote on Mar 15^th, 2022 at 8:19pm:


More bullshit from smithy.

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 15^th, 2022 at 8:30pm:


If he was trying to say was a system malfunction, fair enough but if he reckons the driver just happened to trigger a sequence that locks you out, nah.

Gordon wrote on Mar 15^th, 2022 at 8:19pm:



no poo sherlock ... did you work that out all on your own?

lee wrote on Mar 15^th, 2022 at 8:31pm:


i wasn't the one who resurrected the thread dopey. And my comment remains true no matter how much time goes by.

John Smith wrote on Mar 16^th, 2022 at 6:16pm:

Maybe it was cocaine suppositories? Snorting cayenne pepper? Hitting up Brasso?
Why are you interested?

Ayn Marx wrote on Mar 16^th, 2022 at 6:51pm:


Hey fag, do your HIV meds give you mood swings?

Gordon wrote on Mar 16^th, 2022 at 7:20pm:



locking it from inside WAS the cause of the whole problem you moron. Is everything always a struggle with you turdie?

Gordon wrote on Mar 16^th, 2022 at 8:01pm:


yes it was stupid

SadKangaroo wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2022 at 12:08pm:



Saw a clip yesterday (I think it was on facebook but I don't recall exactly) of some pom taking EV's out on a test drive to test their battery range. Amongst the cars involved were Mercs, leaf, Jag, Audi  and a couple of others that I don't recall right now and  the Telsa was the stand out winner.