“Certain Kia or Hyundai models can be stolen using a screwdriver and a USB charging cord.”
Baltimore car thefts nearly doubled this year, and the city is suing Hyundai and Kia as a public nuisance. The suit says the companies skipped standard anti-theft tech to cut costs. Hyundai’s answer is a software update and 40,000 steering wheel locks handed to police. Prosecutors call that insufficient. The automakers saved on parts and the city pays in police hours.