You go down to the parking lot in the morning and your car is gone. No broken windows, no forced locks, nothing. In France, 134,000 cars were stolen in 2025, often without any trace of break-in, or about one vehicle every four minutes. The generalization of the hands-free keys made life easier for drivers. It also made it much easier for thieves. Because, as Breton engineer Jean Lafleur, installed in Dinard, "The flight passes through the hackin…
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.
You go down to the parking lot in the morning and your car is gone. No broken windows, no forced locks, nothing. In France, 134,000 cars were stolen in 2025, often without any trace of break-in, or about one vehicle every four minutes. The generalization of the hands-free keys made life easier for drivers. It also made it much easier for thieves. Because, as Breton engineer Jean Lafleur, installed in Dinard, "The flight passes through the hackin…