trash80 , 7 months ago

Instead, NHTSA will say that intentionally disabling a vehicle while it’s potentially driving on a busy highway will “impact safety in a negative manner”, and they’ll be completely right.

I wouldn’t be so sure about that. Vehicles equipped with OnStar already have anti-theft features such as “Remote Ignition Block” and “Stolen Vehicle Slowdown.”

Not long ago, GM launched “Stolen Vehicle Slowdown” on certain OnStar-equipped models, allowing the OnStar operator to remotely reduce engine power in a stolen car at the request of police. Now, GM is taking it a bit further with “Remote Ignition Block,” which prevents a stolen car from being restarted once it’s been turned off.

As with Stolen Vehicle Slwodown, (sic) Remote Ignition Block can only activated by OnStar after the vehicle’s owner has reported the theft to OnStar and law enforcement has confirmed the legitimacy of the case. GM plans to make the technology available on select 2009 and 2010 models immediately and more in the future.

motortrend.com/…/gm-onstar-adds-remote-ignition-b…