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I'm watching this but at this point I don't believe it at all. I'm betting the vehicles are unlocked and the owner either doesn't know it or won't admit it due to embarrassment and possible insurance implications. We had a rash of thefts with the same hype given. Later it turned out the so called high tech thieves were simply checking every vehicle and often they found ones not locked.

 

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You must not have watched the video. The thieves are just walking by, trying all cars, touching door handles to test them, clearly using the passive entry feature to unlock cars and gain access.

I watched the video.
It has been over a year now the "authorities" have supposedly had in their possession these devices, more than one according to the various reports. The have not figured it out? I bet I could figure it out in a few days at most if I had one of the alleged devices.

 

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Imagine the cost of a recall, upgrading software and replacing every fob for every passive entry vehicle produced over the past 5 years. This is why car companies would be remaining virtually silent on this issue. From what I have read, the correction to defeat this thief tech may also involve a change in frequency band used, which would mean changing electronics on the car as well. - This would be a very expensive recall. I am betting fnkychkn comes up with crickets on this one.

What does the frequency the fob operates on have to due with it?

 

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Complete 100% b.s. They have had schematics, devices and imperical data proving how this is done for over a decade.

So the manufacturers have known about this problem and specifics of the vulnerability for over a decade and they have done nothing to mitigate it?
Sounds like time for a class action suit.

 

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cant someone create a device that records the signals that the fob and car transmit and then just replay them back? Think of it like a learning remote for your tv. Same concept.

No, vehicle uses rolling code security, your tv remote does not use any security.