Current Events > Turns out (some) keyless entry cars are hilariously easy to steal.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49273028

Some of the UK's newest and most popular cars are at risk of being stolen in seconds by exploiting weaknesses in keyless entry systems.

The systems let drivers open and start their cars without taking their key out of their pocket.

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lol 10 seconds
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I've just had a few keyless rental cars and always I've been confused by them. Sometimes you don't even need the dongle to start it up and drive it? like wtf

It's the dumbest shit I've ever seen

Gone in 60 seconds now seems like a life time.

Don't worry if it's locked or not, your car could be gone in 10 seconds.

Also tempted to mention there's probably a joke in there somewhere about French surrendering so quickly. *sigh*

Stolen in 20 seconds, but couldn't be driven away.

So it wasn't really stolen, just attempted stealing.

my coworker has a keyless toyota

he once lost his keys but figured since the car unlocked and started without them, he could find them later lol
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Ya I would never get a vehicle with that option.It takes no time to use my physical keys.
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modena posted...

Ya I would never get a vehicle with that option.It takes no time to use my physical keys.

sometimes technology can be so advanced it isn't worth dealing with :(.
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There's an early 2000's Volkswagon that could be hotwired by sticking a screwdriver into the outer edge of the left(if sitting in the car) headlight and pushing it outwards so that it shifted the headlight slightly towards the midline of the car. It would cause an electrical short that would both unlock the doors and start the car.

Not really relevant, just interesting. The downside to progressing to a mostly electronic future.
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