Stopping Cars With Radiation

No more spikes on the road – just zappers on top of the police cars

clipped from www.technologyreview.com they’re creating an electromagnetic system that can quickly bring a vehicle to a stop. The system, which can be attached to an automobile or aircraft carrier, sends out pulses of microwave radiation to disable the microprocessors that control the central engine functions in a car. Such a device could be used by law enforcement to stop fleeing and noncooperative vehicles at security checkpoints, or as perimeter protection for military bases, communication centers, and oil platforms in the open seas. To bring an opposing vehicle to a halt, the 200-pound device is attached to the roof of a car. a specially designed antenna beams the microwave energy toward an opposing vehicle through a part of the car, such as the windshield, window, grill, or spacing between the hood and main body, that is not made of metal. The radiated microwave energy will upset or damage the vehicle’s electronic systems, particularly the microprocessors that control important engine functions,