Vodafone and Volvo deploy IoT gadgetry to catch car thieves

Vodafone’s new IoT-based stolen vehicle recovery service is available for all Volvo cars in the UK.
The Vodafone Automotive VTS S5 technology, produced in collaboration with Trinsic Connected Car, uses GPS tracking to provide location monitoring across the UK and Europe, and also detects attempts to tow vehicles, tamper with batteries or cut wires.
The tracking function can apparently pinpoint a car’s location down to 10 metres, and if it detects it has been stolen it will send local