Hyundai, Kia to provide anti-theft software updates following viral TikTok challenge

Korean car manufacturers Hyundai and Kia are releasing “theft deterrent software” in the wake of a viral TikTok challenge showing how to hotwire and steal several models of their vehicles.

After an initial video was posted on the social media platform last July, the so-called ‘Kia challenge’ “spread nationwide” according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and “has resulted in at least 14 reported crashes and eight fatalities.”

The viral video showed how it was possible to …

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