The call from Ghana woke Len Green at the Toronto home where his prized vehicle had been stolen a year earlier.

“I’m calling from CBC News,” said the journalist on the other end of the phone. “We’re doing an investigation into stolen vehicles, and I’m pretty sure I’m sitting in your vehicle … in West Africa.”

“Woah,” he replied. “I can’t believe it … that’s crazy.”

  • Dudewitbow@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    The physical key and a keyfob is like manual vs automatic. It doesn’t fully prevent your car from being stolen, but it does make it harder to steal said car.

    I love to blame how terrible software and ux is in cars as theyre very unreliable, but yes, a lot of this is a port problem