A Vancouver man had an extraordinary mishap on Tuesday when he accidentally got behind the wheel of a Tesla that didn’t belong to him.
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Mr. Randev has been driving a white Tesla Model 3 for several months.
“I like her, but she has problems!” he says.
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As he was regarding to pick up his children from school, he immediately noticed something unusual.
He was driving the wrong Tesla. He tells Global News how he found out.
“I saw cracks on the windshield. I then called my spouse to ask her why there were cracks!”, he underlined.
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Within minutes, the British Columbian received a series of messages from the owner of the Tesla who was driving.
“I think you’re driving the wrong vehicle,” wondered the man actively looking for his electric car.
Mr. Randev, who works in the immigration field, said that two white Teslas were side by side.
He claims to have taken the wrong vehicle. However, he finds it difficult to understand the idea that his Tesla application allowed him to unlock the vehicle that did not belong to him.
Rajesh Randev blames the excessive presence of technological gadgets in Teslas, which, according to him, facilitates this type of incident.
He contacted the customer service of the company owned by Elon Musk, to no avail.
Fortunately, the two motorists were able to find their vehicle due to the vigilance of Mr. Randev.
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