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The French Disconnection: Radio Gun Stops Smart Cars In Their Tracks

ID: b17542d7-1074-5f1a-98b9-0a789d8a3c93

STIX ID: report--b17542d7-1074-5f1a-98b9-0a789d8a3c93

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Date Published: 2013-12-03

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Paul Roberts

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The article reports on E2V’s Safe-Stop, a 350 kg RF device that directs L- and S-band pulses at vehicles to saturate wiring and confuse electronic control units, causing engines to shut off; it explores uses for law enforcement, convoy and checkpoint security, and the privacy/liberty concerns raised by technologies that can remotely immobilize modern, electronically managed vehicles.

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