Hyundai and Kia settle lawsuit worth $200M over vehicle theft due to TikTok

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/19/hyundai-kia-settle-theft-lawsuit

by sandebert • 3 years ago

10 13 3 years ago

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hulitu• 3 years ago

vehicle theft due to TikTok

Huh ? Now TikTok is to blame for vehicle theft ? What's next ? Blame TikTok for global warming ?

lockhouse• 3 years ago

Well we blame guns when someone uses them for murder and let criminals out without bail to repeat offend over and over again, so why not blame TikTok instead of the people that are committing grand theft auto.

Personal accountability for your actions has long been out of style.

Grazester• 3 years ago

TikTok only publicized the fact that these cars lacked immobilizers(required on all car in many countries for some time now)

graymatters• 3 years ago

Of course! The amount of energy wasted by viewers of TikTok is causing global warming. Comparable to cows shitting.

mkmk• 3 years ago

Why are they particularly liable here, compared to any other car manufacturer that makes stealable cars?

pcurve2• 3 years ago

Because of lack of electronic immobilizer in many cars made through 2021 that made it easier to steal compared to cars from other makes.

sparky_z• 3 years ago

But, is there some legal requirement or regulation they were failing to meet? Or did they falsely advertise their cars as having immobilizers when they actually didn't? I'm struggling to understand where their legal liability for the thefts is coming from.

paxswill• 3 years ago

Because their cars lacked an immobilizer, which most other manufacturers have included as standard for a long time (and Kia and Hyundai only stopped using them recently). Some countries require them in new cars as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immobiliser and linked from there https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_Challenge

rasz2• 3 years ago

Would I get sued if I made cars without cupholders and tiktok started trending "lets accelerate and brake with a cup of hot coffee in our lap" challenge? After all "cupholders are standard for a long time".

Hyundai and Kia settle lawsuit worth $200M over vehicle theft due to TikTok

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