One more reason to buy an old muscle car. From Car Chase Tech That’s Really Hot:
If a Los Angeles-area scientist has his way, car chases may become as antiquated as horse-mounted cavalry.James Tatoian, chief executive of Eureka Aerospace in Pasadena, California, is developing a system that uses microwave energy to interfere with microchips inside cars. Once the chip is overloaded with excessive current, the car ceases to function, and will gradually decelerate on its own, he said.
“If you put approximately 10 or 15 kilovolts per meter on a target for a few seconds, you should be able to bring it to a halt,” Tatoian said.
Most cars built in the United States since 1982 have some type of on-board microprocessor. Today, the processors are advanced enough to control functions such as fuel injection and GPS equipment.