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Hyundai and Kia vehicle thefts have been a problem since summer 2022 because of a manufacturing oversight. Is the issue finally being fixed?
After car thefts began to ramp up during the COVID-19 pandemic, the two automakers in early 2023 rolled out a free software update to make it harder to start the vehicle when the owner’s key is ...
3100V 1-Way Security System. Viper has been producing alarm systems for a long time, and they are still at the forefront of innovation and quality.
LoJack is a stolen-vehicle recovery and IoT-connected car system that utilizes GPS and cellular technology to locate users' vehicles, view trip-history, see battery levels, track speeding, and maintain vehicle-health via a native app. Prior to selling a vehicle, LoJack dealers can use the system to manage and locate inventory, view and manage battery-health, and recover stolen inventory.
In the case of vehicle theft, the best deterrent to theft is in the installation of an approved vehicle anti-theft passive immobilizer. Many vehicles have factory-installed anti-theft units, which provide protection through the ignition system. Under the hood there is a computer that controls the operation of the engine.
A remote starter is a radio controlled device, which is installed in a vehicle by the factory or an aftermarket installer to preheat or cool the vehicle before the owner gets into it. [1] Once activated, by pushing a button on a special key chain remote, it starts the vehicle automatically for a predetermined time.
Anti-theft software upgrades provided for Hyundai and Kia vehicles regularly targeted by thieves has cut theft rates by more than half, according to new research from the Highway Loss Data Institute.
An anti-hijack system is an electronic system fitted to motor vehicles to deter criminals from hijacking them. Although these types of systems are becoming more common on newer cars, they have not caused a decrease in insurance premiums as they are not as widely known as other more common anti-theft systems such as alarms or steering locks .