Self-driving cars as bait cars to catch those dastardly car thieves
Bait cars are said to be the equivalent of a four-wheeled mousetrap.
In case you’ve never heard the expression “bait cars” before, the notion is that an ordinary car is used as bait to lure prospective car thieves into trying to steal the seemingly innocuous vehicle. The way that this usually works is that the police opt to park an everyday looking car in a locale that is known for having a lot of car thefts, and then nab any car thieves that get into the car and attempt to drive away with the baited automobile.