London has a real problem with thieves targeting keyless cars

06 Feb 2015 • engadget.com

The Met recommends that Londoners “protect their vehicle like they would their home,” which equates to adding more security measures to a keyless car. If you own one, then you should apparently look to invest in a steering lock, an ODB lock, park your car in well lit areas (crimes peak between 10pm and 4am between Sundays and Thursdays) and consider getting a tracker in case it’s stolen. Not much then.

Geez. Now I’m rethinking keyless for my next car.

…or are physically breaking into cars to gain access to their OBD port, which then allows them to download the car’s information and imprint it on a new key in no time at all.

Uh. That sounds like a pretty damn big security gap someone should fix. Need a fingerprint scanner on that start button.