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Originally Posted by Gemini562

There’s a legal context to consider. For a regular car, law enforcement may not immediately know whether there’s any relevant footage at all without inspecting the car closely, whereas with a Tesla, the mere presence of the vehicle and its known surveillance features create an expectation that footage likely exists. This could be enough for law enforcement to justify towing a Tesla under the presumption that it holds valuable evidence.

It’s not just about how many Teslas are being towed every year for this purpose. The real issue is the potential for it to happen at all. It raises concerns about the future of personal privacy, especially as more tech is integrated into everyday devices. It's not about whether this happens often, but whether people are comfortable with the idea that owning tech like a Tesla could make them part of an investigation they had no involvement in. That’s a bigger shift in how we think about the relationship between technology, privacy, and law enforcement.

As for the clickbait point, sure, headlines can sensationalize things. But it’s not necessarily anti-Tesla,it’s more about the broader privacy implications of having a car that’s always recording and could be pulled into an investigation, even if the owner has nothing to do with it. It’s more of a discussion around how technology in cars is changing our expectations of privacy. Again, it’s not about how many Teslas get towed, but about how they are perceived differently because of their tech.

Well articulated post.