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Originally Posted by Droid13
S**t happens... Get rid of all your cars and hide in your basement. Oh wait, radon gas, then hide in your attic, oh heat stroke, your bathroom them? No you'll slip in there, Ummm... Bummer, no perfect solution. Liability? I think Toyota could get sued because a car was left running even though the key was removed and also get sued from a car that shutdown on the hiway when the key accidentally fell to the floor outside the radio range. Operating a motor vehicle requires care and attention which not everyone is prepared to give all the time. The system will only be perfect once the human equation is completely removed from the system.
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This is a serious and legitimate consideration.
You state: "also get sued from a car that shutdown on the highway when the key accidentally fell to the floor outside the radio range"
What we want to prevent is leaving the car running accidentally. If the car is running on a highway, then it is not on by accident. If the car is sitting parked and running for 5 hours with NO KEY, it's pretty easy to detect and turn off the car with minimal chance that the car will veer out of control.