I can see why Baltimore would sue car companies for not doing a better job in securing vehicles. If a youtube video and some cheap tools enable people to steal moving death traps and it seems like the company isn't doing enough to secure these cars combined with policing resources being used a ton to find the perpetrators then why wouldn't the city feel harmed enough to sue the companies themselves? It's interesting when you look at it from the city's perspective.
From the car manufacturer's perspective, it doesn't feel like they are responsible for skimping on car security especially since the cars aren't broken fundamentally. No one guaranteed that the cars are 100% secure and there aren't any laws forcing them to issue a recall or even update the software. Rather they would feel the market should answer instead if the cars are easily stolen. Though some might suspect that's a terrible idea for the company given that they will go out of business if the market doesn't trust them.
Mmm, the city doesn't have enough resources to deal with the increased car thievery due to flaws in the car's security and Hyundai refuses to do more other than release software updates and give people steering locks to deter thievery.
Property crime tends to be a crime of opportunity. Given the opportunity to steal property, many people who you wouldn't think to steal will do it. Teenagers are pretty dumb and will steal at many opportunities. Stealing a car seems thrilling up until there is a gun in your face and put in a jail cell then prison.
Some people believe the city is slacking by enabling property crimes through policy, but with the largest incarceration rate in the world at some point you have to wonder what policies are these people even talking about. Oh right, they are just parrots who cannot think for themselves and latch onto the first short sighted explanation they are told.
"Policies" If you leave your bike unattended or if your bike's lock is loose or flawed, what policy is going to deter that other than a better security? Use your brains. It's a multifaceted problem. There typically isn't much policy to be changed with respect to the penal code.
When unsecured property is stolen, are these people asking for these joyriding enabling technologies needing security policies set by the government which would cause a rise in cost of ownership? Just a bunch of parrots.
Anyway, solution here would be to have each car insurance company notify vulnerable car owners that they would be liable for adverse events related to car thefts if they don't get it fixed and/or their car secured with something else in the meantime while they wait for a fix. The city suing manufacturers in this instance seems like a massive waste of time and political blame game. Partner up with car insurers for these cars, it's beneficial for all parties involved.