The car phones home regularly and if it can't, it shuts down. If after 3 attempts to upload car data and connection to CIA servers fail, it bricks the car/cybersuck wherever it is. Go F yourself.
Tesla and Government are more than a lithium death ark, but also a spy vehicle that can brick your car at the worst possible time, in the worst possible way.
Imagine paying money for a vehicle that can be shut down remotely like this, by Tesla Death Ark (TM), the government, or any hacker with a wifi connection. In traffic. During rush hour. Owning a car that needs permission from HQ to run. Peak NPC slavery.
Actually, he's fortunate they only bricked the 6,000 pound rolling explosive. They could have locked the doors, and started a lithium fire that would have burned and exploded for 10 hours.