A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves
&gt;At the end of the three-year project, the team aims to have a commercially viable prototype that can be scaled up to commercial production, first as a theft deterrent device, and potentially later as a complete vehicle entry and control system that could replace traditional keys and fobs.<p>What&#x27;s the point of this? Modern cars already have engines that are cryptographically tied to keys[1]. They&#x27;re not perfect, but is adding a whole new rube goldberg machine into your car really better than fixing the existing system?<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Immobiliser" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Immobiliser</a>