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New mobile phone based car security system to help fight car thefts

Mon, 05 Dec 2005

Auto-txt, a new car security system developed in Coventry that identifies car owners through their mobile phones is set to revolutionise the fight against car thieves.

Auto-txt immediately identifies a car as stolen if the car is started with the keys but the mobile phone is not present.

When the police are following a stolen car, Auto-txt allows them to track the vehicle and prevent it restarting using remote wireless technology once the vehicle ignition is turned off.

It is also the first stolen vehicle protection and tracking system to have been awarded Thatcham's Category 5 accreditation.

Auto-txt was developed by Richmond Design & Marketing (RDM) Group, a Coventry-based automotive supplier that has just raised funds of £4.75 million to further develop and roll out the system.

Because thieves are increasingly targeting people's car keys, then using them to drive off in their car, Category 5 systems require something else in addition to the keys to prove that the driver is the car's legal owner. In the case of Auto-txt this is via the Bluetooth facility on a mobile telephone.

Jim Hammond, of the Association of Chief Police Officers says: "Being able to remotely prevent a vehicle from being started using a Cat 5 approved device will help us enormously in the fight against stolen vehicle crime and may lead to a reduction in the need for police pursuits. This is one of the most important components of the new Category 5 standard systems as far as we are concerned."

The Auto-txt product costs from £279 for the standard tracking system and from £349 if the system incorporates the remote disabling feature.
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