Autel will phase in NASTF SDRM validation across its key and immobilizer lineup starting with KM100 in Q3 2026.

Autel today announced the phased integration of National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) Secure Data Release Model (SDRM) validation protocols into its key and immobilizer product lines. The ...

Parts of the plot in "Gone in 60 Seconds" might be nonsensical and about as over-the-top as it gets, but the title is a bit telling. High-tech thieves, operating a car theft operation in several ...

A high-tech auto theft ring that prosecutors say could steal a car in under a minute has been taken down, according to federal and D.C. authorities, who announced multiple arrests and an ongoing ...

A high-tech car theft ring that can steal vehicles in under a minute — without keys, smashed windows or hot wiring — has been exposed in a sweeping federal indictment, exposing a sophisticated ...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) joined U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Wednesday to announce the takedown of a high-tech international car theft ring that authorities say stole vehicles across the ...

The DMV is experiencing a rare stretch of extreme heat that will impact Fourth of July events. First Alert Weather is tracking the latest by Ida Domingo WASHINGTON (7News) — Federal and D.C. officials ...

Vehicle thefts are rising in Minneapolis in 2026, driven in part by thieves using modern key-programming devices to hijack a car in a matter of minutes, if not seconds. Andrei Damian, a Twin Cities ...

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird. Credit...Illustration by Pablo Delcan and Danielle Del Plato ...

“[T]he CAFC noted that the claims only require the apparatus to be portable relative to the vehicle, not necessarily handheld.” On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ...

A TPMS warning light is one of those things that looks minor but quickly becomes annoying—and expensive. Most owners land here after a tire rotation, new sensor install, or seasonal wheel swap, only ...