Yes, Tesla uses cameras for everything as far as I am aware - there isn't even a rain sensor and on recent models they dropped the physical parking sensors as well.

Stealing expensive parts from cars isn't new - BMW iDrives have been "popular" for a long while.

Edited by pd on 10/08/2025 at 12:08

Had to tack weld the replacement set of spotlights to my first Landcruiser, some waste of oxygen minced off with the Hellas which were previously sited...hmm not sure now did i tack weld or make the thread unworkable in some other way?

Edited by gordonbennet on 10/08/2025 at 14:26

Airbags on Hondas in the USA was a Nationwide Problem
Replacements were in short supply from Honda and the key source of replacemensts were the ones stolen from cars a few weeks before.

Solved by putting serial numbers on the airbags.

The 2nd hand re-seller was banged up for handling/selling stolen goods.

The 2nd hand re-seller was banged up for handling/selling stolen goods.

Ah - does that explain the following from Prof Google?.....

"In the UK, it's estimated that around 5% of the adult male prison population and 7% of the adult female population are Irish Traveller or Gypsy. This is despite the fact that they make up a very small percentage (estimated at around 0.1%) of the overall UK population."

No. It's not immediately apparent how you have linked airbag thefts in the US to the demographics of the UK prison population.

I thought the fig leaf for the programming of components was to prevent the use of stolen bits, and not at all to force repairers to use the dealer.

How then, if programming is required, is there still a market for these stolen bits?

I rather suspect you know this, but it's because that was a lie.

"Someone" should sue.

In a well run, democratic system not owned by The Man, that'd be the sort of thing a government would do

Is there such a system anywhere these days? I'd be tempted to go live there if possible, I suspect others would too.