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Eduardo, a Cybertruck owner from California, says he was recently targeted by organized car burglars who knew exactly how the Cybertruck works.
Eduardo mentions he was on his way to the store, parked his Cybertruck, opened the door, and then left.
Like all Tesla vehicles, the Cybertruck is equipped with an auto lock (walk-away door lock) system. This feature ensures owners don’t have to manually lock their vehicle, meaning when they walk away with their phone in their pocket, the door automatically secures itself within seconds.
This is a great feature, and most Tesla owners rely on it to secure their cars.
However, criminals are aware of this feature and are now targeting Cybertruck owners. In Eduardo’s case, as he was walking away from his Cybertruck, a guy wearing a blue shirt followed closely behind him and pressed the Cybertruck’s door open button just before the truck locked itself.
Eduardo was initially suspicious of how closely the man was following him, but his concern eased when the car burglar entered the store with him.
After a short while, the man in the blue shirt left the store. Eduardo initially thought nothing of it, but as he was about to pay, he remembered he had left his wallet in his Cybertruck.
At that point, Eduardo decided to return to his Cybertruck in the parking lot. To his surprise, as he was heading back, he heard his truck lock.
Eduardo also saw the same man in the blue shirt walking away from his Cybertruck with something in his hands.
After checking inside, Eduardo realized his center console was open, and his expensive sunglasses were missing.
At this point, Eduardo went out to chase the man in the blue shirt; however, the car burglar got into a Hyundai Ionic and sped away.
After reviewing the Cybertruck’s Sentry camera footage, Eduardo now believes he was targeted by three criminals working together, and these people probably followed him from the road to the store parking lot.
The first criminal is the one who took most of the actions, but Eduardo shares that there was a lookout at the store who warned the car burglar that Eduardo was returning, and a third female who drove the vehicle.
The frustrated Cybertruck owner shared his story on the Tesla Cybertruck group on Facebook.
He writes…
“**Everyone must read if your car auto locks**
Always lock your car manually! Let me tell you how I got robbed today. I was in my Cybertruck, and as I was parking, a car pulled up behind me. I saw a normal dude (blue shirt, black pants) get out and looked lost as he was walking on the divider a few feet from my truck (I didn’t think anything of it).
As I walked over to my passenger side to unload my stuff and then walked away, he sneaked around to the driver’s side to open the door just before it auto-locks and followed me into the store to throw me off, trying to make it seem as if he wasn’t by my truck anymore.
I was creeped out by him and didn’t pay it much more attention because I saw he came into the store as well.
He ended up leaving the store just as I stopped paying attention to him to go back to my driver’s side door, which he had opened.
But once I was inside the store, I realized I had forgotten my wallet, and as I was walking out, I noticed a guy in a black shirt with a hat in the store (later found out he was following me too) standing awkwardly.
Turns out he was signaling to the guy in the blue shirt that I was heading back out. As I was walking out of the store, I heard my truck lock (which should have been locked already). When I got to my truck, I saw the first guy (the guy in the blue shirt) walking away from my truck with something in his hand, and when I looked into my window, I saw the center console was open and my pair of LV shades missing.
I started chasing after him, but by then, he had jumped in a car and sped off. In the video, you can see a third woman get out and also follow me into the store and then get back in the car, but I never really noticed her in real time.
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These people are experienced in how everything went down, and I just want to bring this to people’s attention since usually people let their cars auto-lock. But now, you have to think twice.
The truck caught all three of them, including the plate on the car, along with the make and model. This situation has been reported to the police and is still under investigation. All this happened at the Staples in Downey Landing, Downey, CA.
Below his post, Eduardo shared several videos and pictures showing the car burglary in progress.
The first video shows the thief standing near the Cybertruck as Eduardo was leaving his truck.
As Eduardo walks away, the burglar walks behind him and presses the Cybertruck’s door button.
However, at this point, the criminal does not enter the Cybertruck; instead, with the door slightly open, he simply follows Eduardo into the store.
A few minutes later, the same guy in the blue shirt returns to the Cybertruck, calmly opens the door, and proceeds to get into the driver’s seat.
As he was going through the Cybertruck’s interior, he appears to be tipped off by the other assailants, hurriedly closes the door, and walks away from the Cybertruck as Eduardo is returning.
In the third video, Eduardo shows a second man in a black T-shirt and a woman wearing a hat pulling up behind him as he arrives at the store parking lot, then getting out of the exact gateway vehicle the burglar used after the crime.
In the final video, Eduardo shows a vehicle from the Downey, California, police department parked next to his Cybertruck.
This is definitely not ideal, and looking at the comments, fellow Cybertruck owners shared their surprise at how well-organized the criminals were.
A fellow Cybertruck owner, Gregg LaPore, writes…
“Wow, very organized and not their first rodeo.”
A second Cybertruck owner, INcare Nemt, writes…
“Wow! Thanks for sharing! On one hand, I’m impressed by how organized they were, and on the other hand, I’m angry that it seemed so easy to hack such an expensive vehicle! Thanks for the warning, though. Glad you are safe!”
In response, Eduardo says he was also surprised by how organized the whole thing felt, but hopes these people will get caught and provided details about the getaway vehicle.
Eduardo writes…
“Same here, I’m kind of impressed as well, but I just want to find them so we can put a stop to this because if not, they are going to continue doing this to other Cybertruck owners.
If anyone has information about this car, the license plate number is 9KXV261.
It’s a Hyundai Ioniq with a Hello Kitty decal on the gas tank.
Overall, it appears these criminals were specifically targeting Cybertrucks and exploiting the truck’s walk-away lock feature and press-to-open door functionality.
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Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and the evolution of the EV space daily for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.
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