Have a Tesla Model 3? This app can track its location
Determined to convince Tesla to add encryption to its Phone Key feature, an Austrian security researcher built an app called Tesla Radar that gamifies Model 3 tracking.
Tesla Radar
Tesla cars with enabled 'Phone Key' feature transmit a unique identifier, that can be detected using Bluetooth® Wireless Technology. By installing this app, your device becomes aware of Tesla vehicles in its proximity. The gathered data is shared in order to generate a global crowd-sourced heatmap of detectable Tesla cars.
About Tesla Radar
Live Radar
The main screen lists every Tesla in Bluetooth range with a live signal bar, the model silhouette and the time of the last sighting. Search by name, model or trim, pull to refresh, and watch new cars appear the moment they are spotted.
Knows the Model
Tesla Radar tells Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, Cybertruck, Semi and Cybercab apart and marks Performance and Plaid trims. Where the beacon alone is ambiguous, the Tesla Radar API and VIN decoding help out.
Collect Data
Information on spotted cars is stored in a local database. Go back in time, review the sighting log of every vehicle and open any sighting on a map. Annotate cars with VIN, notes, color, trim and range, or mark them as ignored.
Vehicle Names
With Active Probing enabled, the app politely asks nearby Teslas for their Bluetooth name, which is the nickname the owner gave the car. Every week the funniest names are featured in our name report.
Deep Scan
A Deep Scan reads how many keys are enrolled in a car and what kind they are. Phone keys, key cards and key fobs are counted and can be shared as a report. Deep Scans also earn extra RadarScore™.
Share your Data
By sharing your data on Teslas your app spotted, you help building a global Tesla heat map that visualizes geographic areas with high Tesla density. Sharing is optional and can be switched off at any time.
Privacy
In case you decide to share your data from the app, you can be assured, that none of your personal data is transmitted or collected by Tesla Radar. Uploads are encrypted, and you control API access, stats downloads and the automatic purge of old entries.
Get Notified
Once the app is installed, it runs in the background and monitors your surroundings for detectable Tesla cars. Get notified whenever a Tesla is in your radio proximity, when a name was read or a Deep Scan completed. Sound, vibration, auto-dismiss and a “new cars only” mode are all configurable.
Scan Intensity
Choose from six scan levels, from adaptive to very high, and set how long a car stays “in sight” after its last beacon. A color bar shows the current intensity, so you always know what the app is doing with your battery.
Enter the Competition
Every sighting earns RadarScore™, with bonuses for first views, views abroad, names and Deep Scans. Leaderboards rank devices, countries and regions, both for the last 30 days and all time.
Teams
Spot as a crew. Teams pool the RadarScore™ of their members into a team score, get their own tab in the app and their own ranking. Recruiting always helps, and no single spotter can carry a team.
Global Activity
A live feed shows what the community is spotting right now around the world. Tap any row to open the device behind the sighting, together with its stats and RadarScore™ breakdown.
Supporter Features
An optional Supporter subscription unlocks the full VIN and decoded details of a car, its live status (locked or unlocked, awake or asleep, someone on board, open doors or trunks), a warning for cars left open with nobody inside, bulk export of Deep Scan data and a monthly RadarScore™ bonus.
Inbox
Messages from the operator arrive right in the app, so you hear about new features, events and challenges without leaving Tesla Radar.
Watch the Video
In order to understand the motivation behind Tesla Radar, watch the short presentation about Tesla Radar that was held at 36C3. Click here for the video on YouTube!
Become a part of the Tesla Radar Network
By installing the Tesla Radar app on your Android smartphone, you contribute to a global effort of spotting Tesla cars that submit unique identifiers.
This app intends to raise awareness for the privacy issue that is related to the way Tesla implemented the 'Phone Key' feature.
Battery Optimized
The app is designed with battery efficiency in mind. Adaptive scanning slows down when nothing is around, so you can always run Tesla Radar as background process without worries.
Crowd-Sourced Data
By sharing data about spotted Tesla vehicles, you contribute to generating a global heatmap that is shared with everyone.
Gamification
With every Tesla vehicle you spot and share, you earn RadarScore™. Compete with other members of the Tesla Radar community, alone or in a team. Have a look on the rankings.
Free and Ad-Free
Tesla Radar is a free app and shows no ads. Keeping the app and its servers running takes effort, so an optional Supporter subscription unlocks extra features and helps pay the bills.
Install Now
What are you waiting for? It has never been easier to support a good cause. Click here to install the app via the Google Play Store.
Support Us
Besides installing the app, you can support Tesla Radar by spreading the word, or by grabbing a tee or mug from the merch store. More ways to help are listed on this page.
The Defense
Worried about the BLE Phone Key issue?
Worried about the BLE Phone Key issue?
Meet TeslaKee.
Tesla Radar reveals how Tesla vehicles broadcast a detectable Bluetooth® Phone Key identifier. TeslaKee is the answer: a secure replacement for the official Tesla PhoneKey that stops BLE relay attacks by requiring motion and location confirmation before your car unlocks — and refuses spoofed vehicles that try to detect you. None of your key material ever leaves your device.
New: the key you enroll with TeslaKee also proves to Tesla Radar that a car is yours — and from then on Tesla Radar tells you whenever someone else spots it. How “This is my car” works →
Tesla Radar Merch
I Track Your Tesla
Say it on a shirt. The Tesla Radar merch store has T-shirts, hoodies and mugs with the radar dial and the slogan, printed on demand and shipped worldwide. Every order helps keep the app and its servers running.
Visit the Merch Store
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Observations
I've counted Teslas manually for many years on my commute. When I heard about Teslaradar I downloaded it straight away. I was the first one in Norway to use Teslaradar and was in 4th place after a few weeks. Fun to count all the Model 3s around Oslo without having to look for them. I wanted Norway to come higher in the country stats and invited other Tesla owners to use the app. Now lots of Norwegians are using Teslaradar and Norway is 2nd. I hope Model Y will be supported too.
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In the Press
I've always been extremely passionate about EV's. My nephew and I count Tesla's whenever travelling together. Tesla Radar is our new and favorite way to see the growing proliferation of the Model 3 in the country.