FOB keys and theft
Keep those in a faraday bag or case when not in use. New vehicles only need the key close to the car, then when FOB is close the door will open and the push-button start will crank the engine and unlo...
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JaxDad wrote:Sjm9911 wrote:
There was an artical out on this recently, and it can happen but it is costly and mostly will happen with high end stuff. It takes the fobs signal and transmits it to a secondary device thats used to unlock and start the car. It dosen't use the autostart. Then they drive off. Some cars apparently can be driven untill they are shut off. I also ran this by some experts who said it happens but not much, if ever in the US.
I think you need to find new ‘experts’ to consult.
In the US I doubt it’s much different than up here in Canada, the insurance bureau recently reported that they figure about 1/3 of all cars stolen today are taken using the ‘relay attack’ method.
They say that in the past 10 years the numbers of new vehicles equipped with keyless technology has risen from 11% to 62%. That’s a pretty significant increase. If you look at the overall vehicle theft numbers as posted by the FBI the numbers had declined for many years, until recently. The numbers increased by nearly 100,000 vehicles per year. I doubt that the 2 facts are unrelated.
BTW, the ‘relay boxes’ need to steal a car this way are about $20 / each on Amazon.
Nope my experts are just that, experts. I work next to newark , nj , and these are the auto task force guys. This is a new thing over here and not used a lot. Maybe you folk up north have criminals with more money and chop shops. But i dought it. I belive the guys working out in the feild over what some insurance guy postulates.
