An American journalist recently discovered that his Tesla Model
CNBC editor Jay Yarow had been grieving for his vehicle for some time when his late Tesla started sending him notifications on his phone.
So, the journalist went to the Tesla application and, thanks to the geolocation tool, found the trace of the car, or at least its on-board computer, near Kryvyï Rih, in the center of Ukraine, in the middle of the war zone.
The new owner of Mr Yarow’s old car had even managed to log into his Spotify account to listen to songs by rapper Drake.
Here is an unusual situation. I had a Tesla, had an accident and was totaled. And now it is … in Ukraine? And there someone is listening to Drake on my Spotify account, which is still logged in. pic.twitter.com/ymW2psyvz6
— Jay Yarow (@jyarow) August 10, 2023
However, Jay Yarow has remotely disconnected his Spotify account.
“Now I feel bad because I’m disconnected. They might need Drake to keep their spirits up in battle,” the journalist commented on Twitter.
According to CNBC’s investigation, Mr Yarow’s vehicle was sold to an auction website by the car recycler where the Tesla ended up. The website in question currently lists over 1,600 Teslas.
This type of website is also popular in several countries in Eastern Europe where Teslas are harder to find.