Hyundai and Kia vehicles from 2015 to 2019 lacked an essential anti-theft feature called an immobilizer, making them significantly easier to hotwire. While most manufacturers had immobilizers in nearly all their cars, these two brands included them in only 26% of their vehicles.
Related Posts
The Economics of Nuclear Energy
Brian James McManus returns in a new Real Engineering video, which goes into where investments and financial resources…
Why Our Entire World Depends on This One Tree
The modern world relies on natural rubber, a material that cannot be fully replicated, sourced from a single tree species at risk of being wiped out by a devastating disease.
We’re Redefining What It Means to be “Sticky”—And We’re Taking Lessons From Geckos
The setae on the bottom of most geckos’ feet are what give them their adhesive properties. Geckos can…
New Recyclable Thermoset Polymer Is Based Off of Wood Lignin
Materials scientists and engineers would be the first to tell you that there are primarily two kinds of…