[HN Gopher] Whistleblower awarded $24M by NHTSA for exposing Hyu...
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       Whistleblower awarded $24M by NHTSA for exposing HyundaiKia engine
       security flaw
        
       Author : giuliomagnifico
       Score  : 50 points
       Date   : 2021-11-09 18:41 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.carscoops.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.carscoops.com)
        
       | siruncledrew wrote:
       | Hyundai and Kia also need to get their car security fixed,
       | because those cars get stolen all the time
        
       | Qem wrote:
       | Wonder If another whistleblower would have been nealy as
       | successful blowing the whistle on Ford or GM.
        
       | BlueGh0st wrote:
       | Title should be amended to say "safety flaw"
        
         | giuliomagnifico wrote:
         | Yess sorry, my mistake because in Italian "security" and
         | "safety" have both the same meaning/translation.
        
           | carlmr wrote:
           | Same in German. I mean they are kind of similar concepts in
           | any case.
        
       | throwuxiytayq wrote:
       | Woah, good for him. And good for the car industry. Glad to hear
       | serious incentives are in place, we need more of that (and not
       | just in the private sector...)
        
         | dagurp wrote:
         | Couldn't agree more. Whistleblowers are putting their whole
         | career on the line (if not more)
        
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