Bluetooth car security

By redlined on Saturday, May 27th, 2006 comments

A new car security system identifies car owners through the Bluetooth element of their mobile phone. Auto-txt immediately identifies a car as stolen if the car is started with the keys but the bluetooth enabled device is not present, which allows a phone or PDA to provide an enhanced level of security.

It is being used by Jaguar, Land rover and Aston Martin as the basis for security systems in Europe - the prestige and quality of these manufacturers shows the device is more than up for the task at hand.

Check the advert out below:

The Auto-txt product is from £499.99 for the standard tracking system (SO) and from £599.99 if the system incorporates the remote disabling feature (RO) and both prices include the cost of installation. To buy an Auto-txt system visit the website www.auto-txt.com.

One issue I thought of was if the phone is lost, which is covered as it can be over-ridden with some backup security checks, and the new phone re-paired remotely. The only problem is this process is done over the phone, so if you are in the middle of nowhere and have actually lost your phone you could be stuffed!

It will be interesting to what percent the police recover as according to the advert they will assign it priority 1 and the vehicle can then be remotely imobilised (after confirming the theft with the owner)

This seems a great advance in technology to help prevent car crime. Since your average scally can't get around an imobiliser key theft is becoming more popular so the two-factor approach seems the next logical step for car security especially when integrating into a popular item such as a mobile phone.

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