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Tesla Inc. (formerly Tesla Motors) is an energy + technology company originally from California and currently headquartered in Austin, Texas.

They produce electric vehicles (with a heavy focus on autonomy), batteries, and energy/solar products for the grid.

Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

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Cops Are Starting To Tow Away Teslas To ‘Secure’ Recordings Captured By The Cars’ Cameras (www.techdirt.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/teslamotors@lemmy.zip

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Well, here’s a not-so-fun new twist in the search-and-seizure narrative. Car owners are being deprived of their vehicles just because cops think footage of a crime may have been captured by the car’s on-board cameras.

Legal explanation from a Canadian lawyer: https://youtu.be/jlQ99DIgy_4

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This has to be illegal. They can't compel Nest cam footage if you don't want to provide it to them. No way they're allowed to do this.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm almost certain that the footage from your doorbell is owned by the company and not by you.

[–] MorrisonMotel6@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Even if it was wholly yours, they could still legally seize it