He no longer has to look for it: In the USA, a Tesla owner had his car key implanted in his right hand. Not only can he open his e-car via NFC, he says he can also make contactless payments.
USA: Tesla driver implants car keys
American Brandon Dalaly no longer has to worry about his Tesla keys. He has himself in his right hand have an NFC chip implanted, with which he can open and close his Tesla. The procedure cost him around $400, with $300 for the chip itself and $100 for a piercer to insert it.
According to Dalaly, all he has to do now is hold his hand up to the Tesla to unlock it. fear of hackers he has no other safety concerns. You have to get very close to the chip to be able to use the NFC function, he says (source: Teslarati).
According to Dalaly, the Tesla chip can do even more. He is part of an unspecified “beta group” that consists of about 100 participants and repeatedly carries out modifications on his own body. The now implanted chip is also intended for that contactless payment can be used at Tap-to-Pay terminals.
In his left hand Dalaly already has another chip, which can also take on several tasks. Among other things, he can use it to unlock his house or prove his Covid vaccination. Further medical information should also be accessible via the chip – as well as his business card and his portfolio. Any NFC-enabled device should be able to read the information.
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Tesla key as a chip: what happens when you change cars?
Dalaly has not commented on what happens to his implanted chip when he switches vehicles. Whether this rewrite to a new Tesla leaves or whether he has to visit his piercer again is therefore not known.