Two police departments, a helicopter and dozens of cruisers were hot on the trail of a stolen Chevy Camaro speeding through Illinois. But it wasn’t their efforts that ultimately stopped the renegade vehicle. It was OnStar.
The General Motors’ subscription-based service, which is often used to alert first responders to accidents or even let family members see where the car is driving, has the ability to shut down OnStar-enabled vehicles. This is just what was done to Brandon Holme’s car that was stolen from a West Dundee gas station and taken on a 40-mile, high-speed chase, according to Chicago’s CBS Local.
4 comments:
Car dealers can also do that,but they usually only use it for repo purposes.
They do do they? wow
Some places that finance the car themselves put on a device that they can activate and it wont let you start the car the next time. It wont shut down the car while driving.
I think it is a great idea. If people can't conduct themselves, or pay their bills, then it is good to have "big brother"
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