....Although this technology was developed for the Department of
Defense, it didn't take long for this technology to catch on in the
private sector- especially to find stolen cars. Most people don't
realize the extent of auto theft. The numbers of stolen vehicles daily
are stagering...
http://comarticles.googlepages.com/m...s_car_tracking

 

Interestingly your article omits to mention how many equipped with GPS don't
get picked up. As GPSs don't work in underground car parks, shipping
containers or Faraday cages, the reliability is somewhat suspect.

In the UK, the process is that the alarm company alerts the police force
when you have confirmed it stolen. Specially equipped police cars (of which
there aren't that many) pick up the broadcast id of your alarm system, and
give chase. The thief usually trashes your car while attempting to evade, so
the local police told me.

Dave Milne, Scotland


"virig" <sophialorra@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:5e94c373-4f71-4de5-bbcb-de4ce93261b1@q77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> ...Although this technology was developed for the Department of
> Defense, it didn't take long for this technology to catch on in the
> private sector- especially to find stolen cars. Most people don't
> realize the extent of auto theft. The numbers of stolen vehicles daily
> are stagering...
> http://comarticles.googlepages.com/m...s_car_tracking