Hyundai, Kia Offer Old-Tech Solution To Hi-Tech TikTok Car Theft Epidemic | Carscoops carscoops
Hyundai Motor says it has already rolled out a theft-prevention software upgrade to 1 million drivers and will extend the offer to another 3 million in the coming weeks. But that’s still several weeks of worrying whether your car is going to still be there when you leave the house in the morning, so Hyundai is offering free steering locks and will reimburse anyone who has already purchased a lock.
That’s not going to be enough to calm the outrage from innocent parties resulting from the thefts.
Oh, and by the way, Hyundai, those steering wheel locks aren’t infallible, which is one of the reasons we all stopped using them, along with them being a pain to fit, remove and store. The locks themselves might be tough, but the steering wheels aren’t. I knew a few car thieves back in the early 1990s when this kind of security system was normal and a quick snip through the steering wheel rim with a set of bolt cutters was all it took to get rid of the lock.
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