Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoRevealed: car industry was warned keyless vehicles vulnerable to theft a decade agowww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1542arrow-down114cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1528arrow-down1external-linkRevealed: car industry was warned keyless vehicles vulnerable to theft a decade agowww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square55fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareShadowAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·10 months agoFYI, Canada requires immobilizer by law. We can’t be used to compare to other countries for that reason. https://www.ctvnews.ca/autos/kia-and-hyundai-vehicles-in-canada-not-affected-by-u-s-theft-issue-automakers-say-1.6252590
minus-squareShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoI’m pretty sure the only companies that didn’t include them as a standard feature until recently was Hyundai/Kia. Back in the 90s and 00s, Hondas were by far the number one stolen vehicle in the US and they had chipped keys.
FYI, Canada requires immobilizer by law. We can’t be used to compare to other countries for that reason.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/autos/kia-and-hyundai-vehicles-in-canada-not-affected-by-u-s-theft-issue-automakers-say-1.6252590
I’m pretty sure the only companies that didn’t include them as a standard feature until recently was Hyundai/Kia. Back in the 90s and 00s, Hondas were by far the number one stolen vehicle in the US and they had chipped keys.