Car-related crime has risen significantly over the past two years. It’s not just the theft of catalytic converters either, new vehicles—especially ones manufactured by Hyundai and Kia— are being ...

EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS and LONDON--(Marketwire - Sep 26, 2012) - NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced the NCF2960-- the world's smallest combo chip solution for automotive ...

View post: How to Spot Deadly Fake Airbags Before They Turn Into Grenades Vehicle anti-theft systems are like the body’s immune system. They’re great when they work and keep the bad guys out. They’re ...

View post: Walmart Has a 'Sturdy' Hitch-Mounted Cargo Carrier and Bag on Sale for $116 Much to the dismay of vehicle owners, the cost of an aftermarket immobilizer falls on them, not the automakers.

The AVR microcontroller provides 16k Flash and 2k EEPROM. Within the 16k Flash, 14kB is available for the application software, while 2kB is available for the immobilizer functionality. The core is ...

Don't have an immobilizer installed on your car? Manitoba Public Insurance warns your risk of having it stolen has just gone up, and it's not necessarily because there are more thieves. Vehicle models ...

Now that the smartphone industry is moving from fingerprint sensors to facial recognition, it seems that the automotive industry has embraced the PIN code. To be more precise, aftermarket safety ...

Certain Hyundai and Kia vehicles have been making the news recently because they're so easy to steal. If you're unfamiliar with the "Kia Boys" phenomenon, you'll want to catch up. These vehicles ...

A Winnipeg man who was struck by a stolen vehicle earlier this year is urging Manitobans to install immobilizers in their vehicles, saying the device might have prevented the incident that nearly ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A St. Paul, Minnesota man has filed a class action lawsuit alleging Kia and Hyundai automobiles were too easy to steal, leading to a dramatic and recent ...

HEILBRONN, Germany, Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced availability of a new ultra-low power AVR® ...