Engineers Use Radio Beams to Remotely Disable Vehicle Engine

Victoria Woollaston
Daily Mail.co.uk
December 4, 2013

The RF Safe-Stop system, demonstrated in this graphic, fires electronic pulses towards a targeted car. The pulses immobilise the engine. It can be triggered at a distance of up to 165ft and police, as well as governments, have already expressed an interest in using the system.

In a move that could spell the end of high-speed car chases, joyriding, and even terrorist attacks, a UK company has created a system that can stop vehicles at the press of a button.
The RF Safe-Stop system uses blasts of electromagnetic pulses to remotely shut off any car engines that targeted by the device.
The system was created by Chelmsford-based e2v Technologies and could also be used to stop the engines in boats because it can be triggered up to 165ft away.
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This article was posted: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at 1:22 pm

Tags: science, technology

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