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EU said to be developing system for police to remotely disable any car

03
Feb
2014

The Telegraph reports that European Union police officials are quietly meeting to develop a system that would allow law enforcement to kill any cars engine from a central control facility. The fundamental technology already exists and is deployed with some auto manufacturers — GM, for example, offers Stolen Vehicle Slowdown as a service on 2009 and newer OnStar-equipped vehicles — but the goal of the EU effort appears to be a standardized, mandated system that would be controlled directly by police, not by car companies.

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