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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
To increase public security, the EU SAVELEC project has demonstrated a prototype device that can stop non-cooperative vehicles, both safely and at distance.
In its endeavour to keep the public safe, one of the key challenges facing European security services is the ability to control and stop, at distance, non-cooperative vehicles posing a threat. However, this ability presents more than a technical challenge. To comply with EU legislation, as well as adhere to ethical concerns, the technology would also have to be safe for the user, the driver (and passengers), as well as members of the public and the material infrastructure of the surrounding environment.
The SAVELEC (Safe control of non cooperative vehicles through electromagnetic means) project developed a prototype device, after testing signals (magnetic pulses and microwave), which interfered with key car components, forcing it to slow down and stop. With the contribution of security forces as the ultimate end users, the researchers were able to simulate the technology's use in realistic scenarios.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Snotnose on Sunday July 31 2016, @03:36PM
Can't imagine the Bad Guys (tm) figuring out this technology and using it for their own nefarious purposes. Wanna mess up the morning commute? Just turn a couple cars off on the freeway.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 31 2016, @03:47PM
Wanna mess up the morning commute? Just turn a couple cars off on the freeway.
The New Terrorist Threat. You should be afraid, very afraid. And you should vote for me, because only I can and will protect you...
(Score: 1) by kurenai.tsubasa on Sunday July 31 2016, @05:34PM
Only if you promise to outlaw encryption and lock up anybody who knows C or uses a command prompt so that the Bad Guys™ won't be able to use their hacker superpowers to cause terror during the morning commute!
Just imagine what Moslems and Poles and other foreigners could do to this system by using encryption on it! I hear that they have military grade encryption! That's just like having a nukeular weapon!
/s
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 31 2016, @04:04PM
Can't imagine the Bad Guys (tm) figuring out this technology and using it for their own nefarious purposes.
You mean like the politicians and the 1%'ters in case of some natural disaster? No traffic and no competition at the gas pumps if everyone else has been shutdown.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 31 2016, @04:38PM
Flaming death. [krqe.com]
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Username on Sunday July 31 2016, @04:46PM
I’m not worried about the bad guys. I’m worried about the angsty teenagers that are too smart for their own good.
You know there’s going to be some 13 year old that takes apart a microwave and points it at cars to turn them off.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 01 2016, @02:19AM
Another back-door to exploit.