Can an app outsmart auto thieves? Ford bets on new security technology
To help change that, Ford is rolling out a new security package on six models for 2026, including its best-selling F-150 and Super Duty pickups. Owners receive theft alerts through an app, where they can prevent the vehicle from starting. If they get caught, historically it’s been seen as property crime.
- ▪To help change that, Ford is rolling out a new security package on six models for 2026, including its best-selling F-150 and Super Duty pickups.
- ▪Owners receive theft alerts through an app, where they can prevent the vehicle from starting.
- ▪If they get caught, historically it’s been seen as property crime.
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Open this photo in gallery:The Security Package has a start inhibit feature, which lets owners remotely shut down the vehicle so it won’t start even with an authorized key.Petrina Gentile/The Globe and MailShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe Ford F-Series is Canada’s top-selling pickup truck – a title it has held for 60 consecutive years. But it also holds another accolade: being one of the most stolen vehicles in the country, according to insurance organization Équité Association.“We really don’t like the data showing that the F-150 is on the top-10 stolen list both in the U.S. and Canada,” admitted Ian Grotenhuis, secure product manager at Ford Motor Company.
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