Kias and Hyundais Keep Getting Stolen by the Thousands and Cities Are Suing
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A viral Tiktok trend that began in 2021 demonstrated how the companies failed to install a basic anti-theft technology that made them trivially easy to steal.

Kias and Hyundais Keep Getting Stolen by the Thousands and Cities Are Suing | A viral Tiktok trend that began in 2021 demonstrated how the companies failed to install a basic anti-theft technology …::A viral Tiktok trend that began in 2021 demonstrated how the companies failed to install a basic anti-theft technology that made them trivially easy to steal.

  • const_void@lemmy.mlEnglish
    682·
    1 year ago

    the companies failed to install a basic anti-theft technology

    Failed to install or weighed the cost of not installing it and kept the profit?

    • wildwhitehorses@aussie.zoneEnglish
      271·
      1 year ago

      Was it a requirement by law? Obviously not as this seems to be an America thing. So why not change the laws and mandate antithetical devices in cats

      • rikonium@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        10·
        1 year ago

        Technically no, but standards do dictate that measures to prevent unauthorized use be present so I imagine those legal battles will be around that second part, especially with immobilizers being practically standard for every other manufacturer. Changing the laws will be a tough part, we can’t even get reasonable automotive lighting laws on the books or enforced.

      • DarkWasp@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        1 year ago

        This is a law in Canada and to my knowledge these kinds of thefts aren’t happening here. This should be an easy fix.

    • 1847953620@lemmy.worldEnglish
      52·
      1 year ago

      I also have to wonder how much it was fueled by the silicone shortage, omitting electronics in order to get a car out the door, as other manufacturers did (albeit in a smarter way, so not that any of this stuff exempts Hyundai/kia from criticism)