A Hyundai and Kia dealer in St. Louis has developed a Bluetooth ignition immobilizer to address a wave of car thefts targeting the brands' vehicles.
The automakers have so far addressed the problem by offering owners accessory security systems, like steering wheel locks and alarms, but have yet to come up with a built-in fix, so Silk's team developed its own.
They redesigned an off-the-shelf Bluetooth switch so that it could be hardwired to the car and immobilize the ignition. The driver just needs to authorize it via a remote keychain fob while turning the steel key to start the vehicle.Silk said it automatically activates and is installed in a hard-to-access location and would be too difficult and take to long for a casual thief to attempt to disable.
Suntrup has started offering it for $99 and $199 installed and has sold 150 in the first 30 days as it gets the word out and ramps up production. The interest in the product has been so great that Suntrup has launched a website visdevices.com to offer the product nationwide. It also sells window stickers notifying would-be thieves that the car is equipped with the security system.A Hyundai spokesman told Fox News Digital that the company is aware of the product, but is focused on developing a free software solution to address the issue that it hopes to make available to owners starting in March.
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