Death By Remote Starting

[matt8]

A sad situation involving a Lexus in the US.

An older Is300, apparently the remote start was retro fitted.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50756243

[royoftherovers]

17 minutes ago, matt8 said:

A sad situation involving a Lexus in the US.

An older Is300, apparently the remote start was retro fitted.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50756243

More to this than the report suggests.

 

[Britprius]

Surely any company selling an aftermarket cold start system would have integrated the gear to be in neutral for a manual or park for an automatic transmission, along with the parking brake set. In the litigious US everything is scrutinised to the last detail, and  then some. This must have been a poor DIY attempt.
Some years ago I had some electrical equipment from the US, and a tube of silicon sealant was supplied for use on the equipment. With the sealant was a book in English no other languages the size of a paperback novel covering the safe use of. It including goggles, breathing mask, and gloves. The book had many useful tips like, do not eat, do not squirt up your nostrils, do not put in your ears, and other such jems of wisdom. 

John.