IP: (fwd from a friend) don't steal from Thrifty! (car theft solution)

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

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> Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 15:32:42 -0800
> To: farber () cis upenn edu (Dave Farber), freematt () coil com (Matthew Gaylor)
> From: Jim Warren <jwarren () well com>
> Subject: (fwd from a friend) don't steal from Thrifty! (car theft solution)
>
> > > From Dale Gray's Space Frontier Status Report, 21Jan2000:
> > http://www.cortesi.com/frontier/
> >
> > > NavLynx:  Car thieves stole the wrong car last week when
> > > they drove away in a Chrysler Intrepid from a Kitchener -
> > > Waterloo, Ontario Thrifty car rental agency.  When the car
> > > was found to be stolen, Thrifty contacted NavLynx
> > > Technology which had installed a GPS / cellular anti theft
> > > system.  Though the system, the three teenagers in the car
> > > were informed that they were driving the car illegally and to
> > > pull over.  The thieves threw the car phone out the window
> > > and accelerated up to 160 km/hr trying to elude police, but
> > > they were already caught.  NavLynx vice-president Frank
> > > Bunn, who was tracking the car using GPS technology
> > > informed the police of its position.  He then waited until the
> > > car was stopped at an intersection and disabled the car
> > > remotely.  The system is also capable of raising windows
> > > and locking doors.  The youth were arrested immediately
> > > thereafter.  The rental car agency is part of a NavLynx pilot
> > > project.  NavLynx is based out of Toronto (Toronto Star
> > > Peel).