EU has secret plan for police to 'remote stop' cars

[Alan C.]

EU has secret plan for police to 'remote stop' cars

 

The European Union is secretly developing a "remote stopping" device to be fitted to all cars that would allow the police to disable vehicles at the flick of a switch from a control room.Confidential documents from a committee of senior EU police officers, who hold their meetings in secret, have set out a plan entitled "remote stopping vehicles" as part of wider law enforcement surveillance and tracking measures."The project will work on a technological solution that can be a 'build in standard' for all cars that enter the European market," said a restricted document.The devices, which could be in all new cars by the end of the decade, would be activated by a police officer working from a computer screen in a central headquarters.Once enabled the engine of a car used by a fugitive or other suspect would stop, the supply of fuel would be cut and the ignition switched off.

 

[fractional slacker]

Not sure about the sensational headline, but this seems like a sure thing for every new car regardless of what herd of tax cattle one originates.

It's possible the Govt. Motors On Star bugging device might already have this capability.

[NumberSix]

The ironic thing is criminals will figure out how to evade the device.

[Guest jnyl42]

Forget criminals; what about bored kids?  I can only imagine the joy I would have had as a disenfranchised youth if I could have stood on the overpass of a freeway with a little homemade box that made cars suddenly stop and run into eachother at the push of a button. 

 

There was a DARPA speech that suggested similar things could be done already. which may have something to do with those runaway Prius stories a while ago:

 

[cobra2411]

On star does have this, they advertise they can stop thieves with it. I've been going in reverse with the years of my vehicles so it won't affect me yet. Not till they mandate everyone buy a new car.