High-Speed Chase Ends When OnStar Halts Stolen SUV
October 20th, 2009Via: AP:
When two Visalia, Calif., police officers swung their cruisers behind a sport utility vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint early Sunday, they prepared for a dangerous high-speed chase.
The 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe roared away with officers in pursuit, but shortly after the suspect made a right turn, operators at General Motors Co.’s OnStar service sent a command that electronically disabled the gas pedal and the SUV gradually came to a halt.
The flustered thief got out and ran, but was quickly nabbed after he climbed several fences and fell into a backyard swimming pool, police said.
It was the first time since OnStar began offering the service in the 2009 model year that it was used to end a chase that could otherwise have had dire consequences.
a simulation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09ZBrIa-hJ0
I wonder if they can do more than simply disable the gas. It seems to me that with a few modifications this system could easily become a very handy way if getting rid of undesirables in an untraceable manner.