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Tesla Suffers Network Outage Disabling Vehicles’ Mobile App

  • Glitch leaves some Tesla owners unable to unlock their cars
  • Tesla shares tumble as outage adds to Battery Day pessimism
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
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Tesla Inc. reportedly suffered a network outage that left owners of its electric cars unable to connect to their vehicles via the company’s mobile app.

People filed hundreds of complaints on the website DownDetector.com saying they can’t use their mobile apps or get through to Tesla’s customer-service lines. One owner said he accidentally locked his keys inside the car and couldn’t open it.