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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Technology => Topic started by: Kamaji on August 22, 2022, 04:24:46 pm
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Tesla owner will never lose his keys again — after he implants them in his hand
By Theo Wayt
August 22, 2022
A Tesla fanatic will never lose his keys again — after he spent $400 to have them permanently implanted in his hand.
Tesla owner Brandon Dalaly shared a video on social media this week showing him having a chip implanted in his right hand and then using the device to unlock his vehicle.
“Now I use that as my key when my Bluetooth key fails or I don’t have my key card,” Dalaly told Teslarati. “You just use your hand.”
https://twitter.com/BrandonDalaly/status/1559652687578382336
The bizarre stunt is made possible by a chip called a Vivokey Apex, which uses NFC technology — the same “tap-to-pay” feature that enables Apple Pay on iPhones.
Dalaly said that he’s part of a beta group of about 100 people who are testing the chips before they are released to the public.
“The company that put this together literally has its own app store where you can wirelessly install apps into your body with these chips,” he said. “And one of the apps just happened to be a Tesla key card. So that was the first app I installed on it because I have a Tesla.”
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Source: https://nypost.com/2022/08/22/tesla-owner-implants-car-keys-in-his-hand-using-microchip/
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:facepalm2:
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Now, his wife keeps asking him why the car keeps starting when he's alone at his computer downstairs.
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Now, his wife keeps asking him why the car keeps starting when he's alone at his computer downstairs.
:silly:
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Robbers take note! Come equipped with a hatchett for that one.
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When his battery explodes and destroys the Tesla next week, what will he do?
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Will this make it easier for Tesla thieves, has he thought that someone might hack his hand off to steal his car?