# Millions of Cars Vulnerable to Theft Due to Dealer-Installed Device Hackable via Bluetooth Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/autoblog-news-1708029/millions-of-cars-vulnerable-to-theft-due-to-dealer-installed-device-hackable-via-bluetooth Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/autoblog-news-1708029/millions-of-cars-vulnerable-to-theft-due-to-dealer-installed-device-hackable-via-bluetooth.md Podcast: [Autoblog News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/autoblog-news-1708029) Published: 2026-07-26T10:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.autoblog.com/news/millions-of-cars-vulnerable-to-theft-due-to-dealer-installed-device-hackable-via-bluetooth Audio file: https://www.autoblog.com/.image/NzowMDAwMDAwMDAxMTg1MDQ2/car-bluetooth.png?profile=rss Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/autoblog-news-1708029/episodes/millions-of-cars-vulnerable-to-theft-due-to-dealer-installed-device-hackable-via-bluetooth ## Resource Anti-theft devices such as engine immobilizers have helped curb car theft, with Ford even offering a more advanced remote start-blocking feature called Start Inhibit. But despite these efforts, vehicle theft is far from eliminated, especially as thieves continue finding new and smarter ways to ... ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/autoblog-news-1708029/episodes/millions-of-cars-vulnerable-to-theft-due-to-dealer-installed-device-hackable-via-bluetooth/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/autoblog-news-1708029/millions-of-cars-vulnerable-to-theft-due-to-dealer-installed-device-hackable-via-bluetooth.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.