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To: palmer
And can't be stopped by turning the key?

From the link in 92:

... the team was also able to "lock and unlock the doors; jam the door locks by continually activating the lock relay; pop the trunk; adjust interior and exterior lighting levels; honk the horn (indefinitely and at varying frequencies); disable and enable the window relays; disable and enable the windshield wipers; continuously shoot windshield fluid; and disable the key lock relay to lock the key in the ignition." Even the Electronic Brake Control Module was no match for the onslaught, with both individual and sets of brakes locked up at a whim. Equally worrying, the researchers were also able to completely disengage the brakes "even with car’s wheels spinning at 40 MPH while on jack stands" in the lab and then out on the test track (a de-commissioned airport runway) "forcibly activate the brakes, lurching the driver forward and causing the car to stop suddenly."
Not sure exactly what that means. Actually locked into the start position or just locked into the console so you can't remove the key after turning it off?
98 posted on 07/09/2013 2:09:33 PM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: Nita Nupress

New higher-end cars generally don’t need a key at all. An electronic fob in your pocket allows you to use a push button without a key being inserted at all. Some cars don’t even have a place to insert a key.


103 posted on 07/09/2013 2:16:53 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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