10 of the world's biggest car makers sued over "deadly" keyless ignition system

[cliffordcooley]

How about a doggy collar for when your car is still running, and you get too far away from it!

 

[Kibaruk]

How about a doggy collar for when your car is still running, and you get too far away from it!

The same are known as remote keys, if you want to make a flower bead you could put it around your neck =P

Most new cars come equipped with remote keys that you don't even have to press to unlock, I guess they work via bluetooth or some other sort of NFC field.

 

[axiomatic13]

I think the key fob should shock you if you get too far away from the car. Oh and there needs to be a camera that follows the fob which automatically uploads the image of the driver getting shocked to social media sites.

 

[dividebyzero]

That just jogged my memory, there are three classes of people left in the US not two, Uber drivers, personal injury lawyers, and drug addicts.

I'm assuming that the Venn diagram shows significant overlap. Are reality TV "stars"/contestants, Federal Government employees, and the people who spam message boards with stories about how their best friend's mom makes millions using one simple secret method, subsets of one or hybrids?

I'm wondering what level of indolence is required to not take a second or two turning off an automobiles engine.
Forget the tasteful cabin accents. Next years models' upholstery will feature a broad expanse of tamper-proof legal disclaimer and warning stickers

 

[captaincranky]

I'm assuming that the Venn diagram shows significant overlap. Are reality TV "stars"/contestants, Federal Government employees, and the people who spam message boards with stories about how their best friend's mom makes millions using one simple secret method, subsets of one or hybrids?

OK, so there's maybe a 4th class, Alpha Imbeciles, and 3rd generation crack babies, plus people with birth deformities which render them incapable of doing anything else but walking up to somebody and unavoidably shaking their hand, while giving them their political flyer.

And while we're on the topic of Uber drivers, (who pretend they're capable of being something else in "real life"), did you ever see the movie, "Reign of Fire"? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253556/ Once the dragons became so populous, they began to devour one another. One has to wonder if practically all one needs is a car and an iPhone, erstwhile Uber shows no sign of capping the number of drivers in its employ, the same fate will befall them.

I'm wondering what level of indolence is required to not take a second or two turning off an automobiles engine.
Forget the tasteful cabin accents. Next years models' upholstery will feature a broad expanse of tamper-proof legal disclaimer and warning stickers

Once upon a time, much earlier in the Pleistocene, (when I was a boy), we used to have manual starter solenoids. You would put your foot on the gas pedal, and angle it over to the "solenoid" activation pedal, which jammed the starter drive into the flywheel while closing the battery contacts causing the starter motor to run. One can only imagine the litigation that would produce today. Then, there was a more advanced system which featured a simple key switch, SPST, which supplied power to the car. Then, on the dash, was a momentary contact SP push button switch, which, when pressed, engaged the starter solenoid. So, today's cars are simply, "back to the future" offerings, with far more attractive imitation chrome plastic push buttons.on their dashboards. (Our push button starter switches were the same as the ones used in guitar stomp boxes).

I'm wondering what was wrong with keyed switches. Normally the lock mechanism and switch lasted for the life of the car anyway.

Gotta jet now, I'm gonna buy all "smart bulbs" for the pad. Remember you ain't nobody until your home light bulbs are connected to the internet.

One famous psychiatrist said something to the effect of, "America in one giant insane asylum". Who could dispute that"? Certainly not I. (I've searched this quote and haven't been able to locate an attribution as of yet. Perhaps it's too vague, or to many people have said the same thing).

 

[pwrjunky]

Yes! They should build a feature that reads the minds of the individuals, to know if they intend to just leave, or if they plan to return to their car after they shut the garage door with it running. And then, if that doesn't work, we can just install a button for them to turn off... oh wait... nevermind.

How about the same technology that it uses for starting it when it's X meters from the car, when the key gets out of a certain range it shuts down, it doesn't take to be Einstein to figure a logic solution.

Now you made me think of a different solution, when a smarty like you comes into techspot to be "smart" to have a feature to read minds and lock themselves out of posting, that would be awesomely neat.

Or, OR, we could just leave well enough alone... and not try to come up with a solution to a problem that doesn't exist...by making people (*GASP*) be "responsible".. oh, no, what was I thinking!. LOL
But seriously. Just. PUSH. THE. BUTTON.... FFS!
Simplicity, FTW!

 

[agb81]

It doesn't matter what you think or believe, it needs to have a failsafe, period.

Why the need to ***** proof everything? If anything, people need to be more aware when driving a car, not worrying less and losing common sense.

Also, as someone else mentioned it, cars do sense when the key fob is getting away from the car and lets you know that with an alarm tone (I have only verified that in a nissan versa, you get away as much as 8 feet and a buzzer lets you know). So, you need to be reaaaally distracted or self absorbed to forget something like that.

 

[Kibaruk]

Again, no matter what you or I believe or think, it's a problem and it needs to have a failsafe for those that don't already, again, period.

 

[Theidaz]

It just seems like some people can't take responsibility for their own inadequacies.

"What! your coffee was hot when they gave it to you? Who would have thought that!"

Because some nimrods can't apply common sense, we all have to be treated like knuckle draggers.

I think that's why there's a "hot coffee" warning on sold coffee cups such as at McDonalds because they got sued when someone spilled coffee on themselves and was burned. Absolute ridiculous...

 

[Emexrulsier]

Only in America ... only in america would a retard try and sue claiming they left there engine running when leaving the car and it carrying on running. I have a keyless entry and exit car but im not brain dead so I press stop you know when I leave the car...

One problem is that a lot of cars are keyless entry only either keyless exit isn't an option or it is an added extra (at a cost). My first keyless car was keyless entry and I had to put the card into a slot and press start and ofc remove the card from the slot. My current car is keyless entry, exit and ignition. I keep the card in my wallet at all time, the car unlocks when I get close, I sit down, put my foot on the clutch and press start. When I park I press stop and the hand break auto goes on, I exit the car and I kinda consciously listen for a double beep letting me know my car has locked all the while the card remains in my wallet.

 

[Emexrulsier]

I would like to add though that SOME keyless exit cars (not those that are just keyless entry) will turn the engine off if the key isn't detected in side the car (not for those users who have to insert the key/card/fob etc into a slot). For this to happen the car must be stopped with the hand brake on, and normally it takes maybe 20 minutes before it shuts off.


Also it's not really the consumers that should be blamed (yes there are tards) its the judges that awards the plantiff the claim, is them that should be sacked