Patent ID: 7957882

Claim:
A method for interfering with the operation of a vehicle comprising the steps of: a. determining the vehicle speed; b. selecting a threshold speed; c. controlling the vehicle by allowing operator control if the vehicle speed is less than the threshold speed and interfering with operator control if the vehicle speed is greater than the threshold speed wherein the vehicle speed is reduced to the threshold speed by: i. receiving a genuine throttle position signal from a throttle position sensor, the throttle position signal being destined for an engine controller of the vehicle; ii. generating a spoofed throttle position signal; iii. selectively determining whether to send the genuine throttle control signal or the spoofed throttle control signal to the engine controller based upon a comparison of the vehicle speed to the threshold speed; and iv. sending the genuine throttle position signal to the engine controller if the vehicle speed is less than the threshold speed, or sending the spoofed throttle position signal to the engine controller if the vehicle speed is greater than the threshold speed.