A viral TikTok trend in 2021 showed how easy Kia & Hyundai cars are to steal. The wave of thefts have so overwhelmed police forces that Seattle, Baltimore, Cleveland, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, and Columbus have all sued their parent company.

This reminds me of schools suing social media companies with the argument that the design of the product places more work on them.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/93kdmp/kias-and-hyundais-keep-getting-stolen-by-the-thousands-and-cities-are-suing?utm_source=reddit.com

Kias and Hyundais Keep Getting Stolen by the Thousands and Cities Are Suing

A viral Tiktok trend that began in 2021 demonstrated how the companies failed to install a basic anti-theft technology that made them trivially easy to steal.

@carnage4life Hyundais in China require immobilizers. Stunning to think they skipped them in NA.