Hyundai and Kia thefts deterred by software upgrade

Hyundai and Kia vehicles with keyed ignitions instead of pushbutton start have been besieged by thieves, 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. During the pandemic, a spike in thefts of the cars arose in part due to social media videos...