How JLR is treating the Land Rover security fears: CAR magazine gets a deep dive on the measures being taken to make Range Rovers safer and harder to steal
Older Range Rovers have been susceptible to digital attacksLand Rover key with new ultra-wide band tech and a Jag key without The manufacturer has come under increased scrutiny in recent months over how many of its cars are stolen – and many insurance companies are refusing to offer cover owing to the alleged ease of entry. It’s a sign of the growing problems with
This method involves two thieves using signal-hijacking equipment to replicate the signal from a car’s key to open the car door and even start the engine – all while the key remains inside the house. ‘This is what my team has spent the last two or three years trying to address,’ Moore added. ‘We’ve overcome it with a body module control software update. There’s now a form of customer authorisation required before key programming is allowed to take place.’
New Range Rovers will receive walk-away locking technology that locks the car automatically once it detects the key has left a 2.5-metre perimeter. There’s also a new security feature in the control remote app known as Guardian Mode that will notify the owner if their car is tampered with in any way when parked up.JLR is using risk data provided by insurance partners to identify which the most high-risk models are and where they’re located.
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