Hyundai and Kia thefts deterred by software upgrade

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Hyundai and Kia vehicles with keyed ignitions instead of pushbutton starts have been besieged by thieves in a viral trend, but a software upgrade offered to owners has cut rates of these thefts by more than half, the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) reported on Wednesday. Staring during the pandemic, a spike in thefts due in part to social media...

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