A Lamborghini Huracán EVO worth nearly USD300,000 (RM1.4 million) that was stolen from Orange County, California, in Dec 2023 has been recovered in Denver, Colorado, nearly two years later, with an unexpected assist from ChatGPT.
According to reports, the car’s owner, Andrew Garcia, was devastated when the luxury vehicle vanished from a storage facility.
“I cried, I cried. It was a blow to a lot of people, very frustrating," he told news portal CBS 8.
When police investigations stalled, Garcia turned to artificial intelligence.
Reports by CBS 8 and international outlets, including NDTV, stated that Garcia used ChatGPT to guide his search by inputting details such as the vehicle identification number (VIN) and service records.
The AI tool reportedly suggested databases and resale platforms to check and that trail led Garcia to a suspicious online listing in Denver.
Authorities were contacted and Denver police later confirmed the vehicle was indeed his missing Huracán.
For Garcia, the moment of recovery was overwhelming.
“It was surreal. After almost two years of thinking it was gone, to see it again felt unreal,” he said.
The Denver Police Department has verified the recovery and confirmed that investigations remain ongoing.
No arrests have been made at this stage.
The Lamborghini Huracán EVO, powered by a V10 engine capable of speeds over 325 km/h, has now become an unlikely case study in how artificial intelligence can help track stolen assets.
Cases of luxury car theft are not confined to the United States.
In Malaysia, similar syndicates have operated across state lines.
In 2023, the police force dismantled a group operating in six states, arresting 14 suspects and recovering five stolen luxury cars.
The issue remains significant; in August alone, authorities seized more than 258 vehicles with fraudulent paperwork in a two-week nationwide crackdown.