Comment on Hyundai and Kia car thefts fall sharply after software upgrade, study finds
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 month agoThey were vulnerable because they didn’t use chipped keys therefore people could break the ignition cylinder off and rotate the actual switch behind it to start the car. Cars with immobilizers still wouldn’t start even if you removed the lock cylinder because the sensor didn’t detect the chip. This is basically how most all cars worked prior to the 90s/00s which is where the trope of “using a screwdriver to steal a car” came from.
I’m really curious how they were able to add this in using software alone since you’d need some sort of sensor to detect the key along with keys that have a chip embedded in them.
Petter1@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
😄so, my dacia spring can be stolen like that as well? It has one key without even a battery 🤣 Luckily I live in peaceful Switzerland, so I don’t even have to lock the car overnight…
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 5 weeks ago
You might have an immobilizer as no battery is needed in the key, it’s just a little chip embedded inside. Image
As far as the steering wheel lock, I think it can be defeated as well as those were used at least as far back as the 1970s and cars were still stolen then too. I believe people just hammered a screwdriver into the ignition to be able to bypass it.
You should Google your model of car to see if it has an immobilizer.
Petter1@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
I see 😁👌🏻 good to know