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ironically they just passed a law in the US that will require all new vehicles to have a remote kill switch added by the manufacturer https://dailycaller.com/20
by luxuryballs 4y ago
ironically they just passed a law in the US that will require all new vehicles to have a remote kill switch added by the manufacturer https://dailycaller.com/2021/11/29/barr-bidens-infrastructure-bill-contains-backdoor-kill-switch-for-cars/ https://dailycaller.com/2021/11/29/barr-bidens-infrastructur...
- Mountain_Skies 4y agoReally wonder how long it will take before you can't renew your vehicle registration unless your older vehicle has been "upgraded" to include such a kill switch?
- jimt1234 4y agoI can't wait until some junior dev pushes a change to the system and shuts down all 2026+ vehicles, sorta like a nationwide "carmageddon" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_405_(California)#%22Carmageddon%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_405_(California)#%2...).
- autoexec 4y agoEven if the devs don't accidentally flip the switch themselves, they'll screw up the implementation so some enterprising hacker will be able to do it.