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Originally Posted by FlukeSS
Nope,
Absolutely not. Onstar can cut the power to your vehicle, and there is a level of human interaction involved, no need for a kill switch.
And what you don't know about the kill switch idea can be seen at this link:
https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=620938
And don't let some of the posts from the community detour you as to just how dangerous this idea is and can be.
It is not limited to just a kill switch, they will have the right to use listening devices from your cell phones, which is an invasion of privacy.
The determination of such kill switches are to be AI controlled, NOT on a case by case human touch.
If you had to swerve to avoid a squirrel crossing the road (Or in my case I had to hard swerve at 65 mph to avoid hitting a construction barrel that a construction truck threw across 3 lanes on the high way, and then swerve back to avoid a second construction barrel) The AI can trigger a drunk driving incident turn off your car at high speed, which can result in a crash, or even death. |
I don't think you read the OPs questions. They are asking about installing a manual killswitch in the car so it can't be started by thieves. Not giving the government the ability to kill the car.
Also, OnStars ability to kill the car is crap. Thieves disable OnStar shortly after taking the car to eliminate the tracking and disabling of the vehicle.
Some people have installed kill switches but I would say its the minority of owners. The company you suggested is the only one I would use if I installed one in my car.