Tesla Motors released the test results for the air-filtering system of its Model X that showed the effectiveness of its Bioweapon Defense Mode. The electric car company put the crossover SUV in a bubble with extreme levels of pollution that the United States' Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines as causing the greatest health risks. In less than two minutes the high-efficiency particulate arrestance (HEPA) filtration system reduced the level of air contamination to amounts too low to detect.  

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Tesla reported that after the system cleaned the air inside the car it filtered air pollution outside the electric vehicle (EV). The American automaker also shared it believes the Model S sedan would produce similar results.

Tesla's filtration system is so effective the company claims it could allow green car owners to drive through a "military grade" terrorist attack and not notice the toxic fumes. Pollution levels tested were over three times higher than in China's capital city Beijing, according to CNBC.

The EV company shares that it is always tweaking its filter technology. In the future replacement filters could make e-cars even cleaner than brand new automobiles in Tesla dealerships.  

Tesla admits that such super clean cars would not even be needed in the world's worst polluted cities, according to Engadget. It is also unlikely that people would be the victim of bioterrorism in their home countries. However, the tests show that Tesla's extreme engineering works.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a Twitter post crediting Alphabet CEO Larry Page for sharing the various benefits of air filtration systems such as better public health.

In related news, a man has hacked his Tesla so it pulls out of a garage after the owner gives a voice command. Jason Goecke used the artificial intelligence of Amazon's Echo smart speaker to control his Model S.

Goecke used a complex procedure to hack the Tesla sedan. It involved Echo's Alexa Skill Kit, Amazon Web Services' (AWS) Lambda cloud service, and Tesla Golang library. The process uses the Homelink wireless control system to open the garage door, and the Summon function of Tesla's Autopilot feature to control the all-electric car.

Goecke's Tesla hack shows the possibilities of future smart home tech and robotic cars.

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