The Auto-Arrestor^™ system uses a short pulse of electrical current to disrupt electronic devices critical to the continued operation of a vehicle's ignition system. Once pulsed, the vehicle rolls to a controlled stop similar to running out of fuel and cannot be restarted until the damaged parts are replaced. Since this concept uses direct or near-direct contact with the suspect vehicle to achieve its effect, other nearby vehicles and personnel are not at risk. (In addition, measurements show very small, unharmful currents are introduced into a vehicle's passenger compartment by the system).

The electrical nature of the Auto-Arrestor^™ also means that it can be controlled with a simple "arming" switch to pulse only the vehicle of interest without posing danger to other vehicles or people that may come in contact with the system. In addition, unlike some other proposed devices, the Auto-Arrestor™ concept does not require the addition of special circuitry or other modifications to the suspect vehicle to operate successfully. The Auto-Arrestor^™ concept should be effective against a very wide range of "as-is" automobiles with electronic ignition systems (virtually every automobile and many trucks made since the mid 1980s).

The Auto-Arrestor^™ concept has been demonstrated on real vehicles for the Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Springs Police, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Customs, Drug Enforcement Agency, U.S. Border Patrol, the U.S. Attorney General's Office, the Army Research Laboratories, and numerous news media groups. The Auto Arrestor^TM works by injecting relatively large electromagnetic pulses into the sensitive ignition and engine-control electronics of vehicles, damaging or disrupting the electronics, and causing the vehicle to come to a stop or be inoperable. The vehicle cannot be restarted until the damaged electronics are replaced. If the vehicle is moving, once the electronics are damaged, the vehicle coasts to a safe stop as if it had run out of gas (many cars on the road today continue to provide proportional power to any accessories such as power brakes or power steering until the vehicle stops). Additionally, initial safety assessments of the Auto-Arrestor^™ technology indicate that the technology could be used in a safe manner to halt vehicles. Jaycor (now Titan) developed and demonstrated the concept using its corporate funds. In its concept development efforts, we have achieved over 60 Auto-Arrestor^™M vehicle stops on 11 different civilian automobiles and trucks in static and dynamometer tests and at road speeds from 30 to 65 MPH.