Keyless cars are absurdly easy to steal
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Keyless cars are absurdly easy to steal
Keyless system cars easy to steal, German car club finds - Published: 17 Mar 2016 12:33 GMT+01:00
The German Automotive Club (ADAC) tested 24 different cars with the new Keyless Go technology for safety. The result: all of the cars could be stolen with one easy trick.
In September 2015 it was reported that around 10,000 cars with keyless technology had been stolen in London since the start of 2015.
And there is more bad news: if the car owner reports his car as stolen and then police find it with no trace of break-in, the insurance firm may think he tried to fake the theft in order to make a claim.
ADAC said: 'Owners of cars with keyless locking systems should exercise increased vigilance in the storage of the key.
ABC Adelaide Updated 17 Apr 2015, 1:57am
It was being suggested drivers keep their keyless fob in the freezer over night, for example. The cold is not the issue, it's the fact that it's a big aluminium or steel box.
THE LOCAL: Keyless system cars easy to steal, German car club finds - The Local
It explains that a thief can follow the owner of a keyless car once they have got out of the vehicle and the thief then uses his device to extend the range of the key's signal.
A second thief will wait by the targeted car with his own device and use the extended signal from the key and transmits it to the vehicle.
It says the vehicle will open and can be driven for as long as the tank is full.
The German Automotive Club (ADAC) tested 24 different cars with the new Keyless Go technology for safety. The result: all of the cars could be stolen with one easy trick.
In September 2015 it was reported that around 10,000 cars with keyless technology had been stolen in London since the start of 2015.
And there is more bad news: if the car owner reports his car as stolen and then police find it with no trace of break-in, the insurance firm may think he tried to fake the theft in order to make a claim.
ADAC said: 'Owners of cars with keyless locking systems should exercise increased vigilance in the storage of the key.
ABC Adelaide Updated 17 Apr 2015, 1:57am
It was being suggested drivers keep their keyless fob in the freezer over night, for example. The cold is not the issue, it's the fact that it's a big aluminium or steel box.
THE LOCAL: Keyless system cars easy to steal, German car club finds - The Local
It explains that a thief can follow the owner of a keyless car once they have got out of the vehicle and the thief then uses his device to extend the range of the key's signal.
A second thief will wait by the targeted car with his own device and use the extended signal from the key and transmits it to the vehicle.
It says the vehicle will open and can be driven for as long as the tank is full.
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