| There's different categories of criminal here who are willing and able to do different things to different types of cars. > Again, it’s possible but do you really think there isn’t even one thief who lacks easy access to a tow truck or will be caught firing up noisy equipment at 3am but not if they fumble around in their pocket while walking up to a car? Canbus attacks, OBDII reprogrammers, and similar are typically pretty intrusive, they require cutting into fender liners, removing lamps, busting a window, or otherwise gaining physical access to the bus. They also require specialized tooling and expertise that are harder to get than the tools which physically move vehicles. The one that might be an exception, and some savvy street criminal might be able to get their hands on is a tool to do is a relay attack, which is usually good enough to steal belongings from a car, but generally not capable of stealing the car. > Not a single teenager looking to joyride won’t give up if it’s harder than the Kia video they saw on Tik Tok? Definitely not. Vehicles with immobilizers are essentially never stolen by joyriders unless they have also stolen the keys. > Even if we assume that there are countries with skilled technicians and effectively no law enforcement, only something like 10-15% of stolen vehicles are shipped according to U.S. officials Yes, and almost all of the other ones either just lack immobilizers, or the thief also stole the keys. e.g https://archive.is/kxXn3 |