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
We could soon be getting energy from solar power harvested in space
StudioFI / Shutterstock Matteo Ceriotti, University of Glasgow The idea of space-based solar power (SBSP) – using satellites…
The future of nuclear waste: what’s the plan and can it be safe?
Inside the world’s first nuclear waste repository in Onkalo, Finland. IAEA Imagebank Lewis Blackburn, University of Sheffield The…
How was the wheel invented? Computer simulations reveal the unlikely birth of a world-changing technology nearly 6,000 years ago
The assumption was that the wheel evolved from wooden rollers. Tetra Images via Getty Images Kai James, Georgia…
Chalmers Researchers Develop Microscopic, Light-Powered “Metavehicles”
It’s tantalizing to think about the future of vehicles; whether they go the route of sustainability and reach…