- Stolen Lamborghini Huracan recovered in Denver nearly two years after theft.
- The owner used ChatGPT and Google to track the car from Instagram photos.
- Authorities continue to investigate while suspects in California face charges.
Police agencies all over the world are fighting vehicle theft, but one man just pulled off something extremely unusual: he used artificial intelligence to locate his car. That car just so happened to be a Lamborghini Huracan EVO that was allegedly stolen two years ago.
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Andrew Garcia of Orange County thought his Lamborghini was gone for good two years ago. Someone allegedly swiped it along with several other supercars in what authorities call a multi-million-dollar luxury car theft ring. The scheme involved renters who never returned nearly two dozen high-end cars, instead manipulating paperwork to strip owners’ titles before reselling the vehicles.
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“I cried”, Garcia said of the day the car vanished. “It was a blow to a lot of people, very frustrating,” he told CBS8. While other victims of the ring managed to get their cars back, Garcia’s Lambo remained missing until a very strange Instagram message popped up. “Did you sell this car?” it said, along with new photos of the car. Evidently, the person contacting Garcia found his business card in the car and reached out thinking he might be able to procure more supercars.
Garcia immediately got creative. He fed the pictures into ChatGPT, paired it with Google’s location tools, and managed to pull enough data to zero in on the car’s location. The trail led him to Denver, Colorado, where he tipped off the police. Authorities there found the car and indeed confirmed it was Garcia’s long-lost raging bull.
Cale Gould, spokesperson for the Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority, praised the unconventional sleuthing: “This proactive intelligence gathering is a really great benefit to helping recover stolen vehicles.” Interestingly, the investigation into who had the car in Colorado is still ongoing. Police haven’t said whether or not they believe they had a hand in the theft itself.
At the same time, individuals involved in the theft ring in California are facing consequences. One is already convicted and awaiting sentencing on theft and embezzlement charges, while the other has a hearing in October.
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