By Leftlane Staff
Monday, Sep 11th, 2006 @ 10:19 pm

Security researchers at U.S.-based Fujitsu Ten have developed an unusual method of stopping car thieves and preventing them from escaping the vehicle. The technology uses rapidly expanding polystyrene foam to fill the cabin and potentially trap the thief. Very few details are available on the system, but Fujitsu holds a U.S. patent for the technology. Police can apparently cut through the solid foam with a hot wire. The Leftlane Perspective: Somehow, we doubt this will even come to market. Not only are there legal and safety implications of trapping someone in a vehicle, but crooks could simply come equipped to cut through the foam.

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