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It is a nice idea on paper, but the moment when it will be abused by criminals to kidnap children of somebody important it will be swiftly cancelled.

jcynix 3y ago
I would not call it "a nice idea on paper" but a wet dream of some control freaks who neither understand tech nor people outside their bubble. And yes, it's prone to all kinds of abuse by all kinds of "interest groups" …
jojobas 3y ago
I bet $5 it will stall a car on a rail crossing even before that.
- falcolas 3y ago
  Doesn't even have to be on a rail crossing. Stopping a car in the middle of an 80mph freeway (whether it's the legal or practical speed limit) would suffice.
pierat 3y ago
I'd think it would be hilarious if a 10 minute hack was done to politicians on the subcommittee that endorsed and/or legalized this, as a demonstration why this tech is horrific. Bonus points if every politician who voted for this had it happen for 10m. Obviously I want nobody hurt. But the boomer and silent generation house and senate have, lets just say, tech comprehension problems. I think a 10 minute demonstration to this issue is enough to get them to reconsider that their ideas are utter shit. Especially so if something inconveniences or otherwise annoys them :)
- TheLoafOfBread 3y ago
  Also knowing my fair share of about automotive development, the kill switch would be likely present in all ECU software, including police and other security cars, only not coded (enabled) in the software. So this kill switch is supposed to prevent chases, but it could also enable them by kill switching the police. Irony.
tempodox 3y ago
No, there will be exceptions for the rich and powerful. The rest of us will still be screwed.
- TheLoafOfBread 3y ago
  Essentially making a backdoor to a backdoor
kube-system 3y ago
These systems are on millions of cars today. Has this actually happened?
phendrenad2 3y ago
Not "when", "if". Maybe I'm not fit to be in the HN crowd, having lived too many decades on this earth, but I still remember each and every time the government has stepped up spying efforts, and someone says it'll be recalled as soon as it affects a politician. And it never really does.

jcynix 3y ago

I would not call it "a nice idea on paper" but a wet dream of some control freaks who neither understand tech nor people outside their bubble. And yes, it's prone to all kinds of abuse by all kinds of "interest groups" …

jojobas 3y ago

I bet $5 it will stall a car on a rail crossing even before that.

falcolas 3y ago
Doesn't even have to be on a rail crossing. Stopping a car in the middle of an 80mph freeway (whether it's the legal or practical speed limit) would suffice.

pierat 3y ago

I'd think it would be hilarious if a 10 minute hack was done to politicians on the subcommittee that endorsed and/or legalized this, as a demonstration why this tech is horrific. Bonus points if every politician who voted for this had it happen for 10m. Obviously I want nobody hurt. But the boomer and silent generation house and senate have, lets just say, tech comprehension problems. I think a 10 minute demonstration to this issue is enough to get them to reconsider that their ideas are utter shit. Especially so if something inconveniences or otherwise annoys them :)

TheLoafOfBread 3y ago
Also knowing my fair share of about automotive development, the kill switch would be likely present in all ECU software, including police and other security cars, only not coded (enabled) in the software. So this kill switch is supposed to prevent chases, but it could also enable them by kill switching the police. Irony.

tempodox 3y ago

No, there will be exceptions for the rich and powerful. The rest of us will still be screwed.

TheLoafOfBread 3y ago
Essentially making a backdoor to a backdoor

kube-system 3y ago

These systems are on millions of cars today. Has this actually happened?

phendrenad2 3y ago

Not "when", "if". Maybe I'm not fit to be in the HN crowd, having lived too many decades on this earth, but I still remember each and every time the government has stepped up spying efforts, and someone says it'll be recalled as soon as it affects a politician. And it never really does.