[Swordmaker]

The driver didn't realize the phone app to control his Tesla requires an INTERNET CONNECTION for both the car and his phone. . . and the boonies does not necessarily have an Internet connection.

[al baby]

Red Rock Canyon is beautiful

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[Professional]

Sue!!!!

[Inyo-Mono]

I’ll stick to keys, thank you very much, especially when driving my Jeep way back in the boondocks, where cell service, let alone internet, connections are spotty at best.

[xp38]

Indeed and canyons aren’t the best for reception one would think.

[Swordmaker]

Tesla driver learns the hard way that smartphones are not the be-all-and-end-all of control devices when he leaves his car's key fob at home to go for a drive in the desert, away from any Internet connection. OOPS! Car no Go once he stopped and got out. . . in fact, car locked him out and wouldn't let him back in with out an internet connection! — PING!

Apple and Android Apps need Internet to Talk to Tesla,
Ignorant Driver Learns the Hard Way.
Ping!

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[ifinnegan]

Another Apple failure.
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Just kidding. Get well soon.

[21twelve]

“...lets users remotely monitor and control their Tesla Model S....”

“Hey Billy, I just hacked into the mean neighbor’s Tesla. Let’s wait until he hits 70 on the freeway and then set off the air bags!”

[SecondAmendment]

Typical Tesla driver ... more money than brains.

Q. What is the difference between a Tesla and a porcupine ?
A. The pricks are on the outside of a porcupine!

[Blue Jays]

Pull that stunt on a cold night in the desert and you might find yourself uncomfortably shivering for a few hours.

[Sacajaweau]

I didn’t mean to laugh...

[roadcat]

An enterprising tow truck driver could make some money, by building his own local network into his truck. All he would need is a couple devices, and could get these stranded drivers back on the road. He could call his truck “The LAN Cruiser”.

[Gay State Conservative]

Last summer I took a BMW i3 (granted,a different animal) on an overnight test drive.Sorry...not even slightly impressed.

[wastedyears]

[b4its2late]

Liberal no doubt. No common sense.

[Dalberg-Acton]

That’s a serious design flaw.

[cyclotic]

So liberal and stupid Jammie boy allows his wife to run two miles alone in the desert to his sorry butt and what I assume were his dogs.

Unless the article forgot to mention his wheelchair bound status, What a wuss

[Pollster1]

It’s a shame there isn’t an organization that trains children in life’s basic skills. Little lessons like “be prepared” and acclimating to the wilderness (with adults standing by but not interfering unless necessary) might have helped this clueless snowflake turn into a real person who could handle ‘adulting’.

[VTenigma]

I thought these things were self driving. Couldn’t he just tell it to go home? /s

[Demanwideplan]

He is the kind of guy who can not wait for a cashless society.