Vehicle slowdown control via short range wireless communication

A method of controlling a vehicle during police pursuit of the vehicle, comprising the steps of:

• contacting a call center capable of wireless communication with a target vehicle;
• verifying customer authorization for slowdown of the target vehicle;
• providing a confirmation of the target vehicle by the call center to a police vehicle in pursuit of the target vehicle;
• configuring the target vehicle by the call center to accept a slowdown command;
• and
• slowing the target vehicle by sending it the slowdown command from the police vehicle over a short range wireless connection.

A method of controlling a vehicle during police pursuit of the vehicle, comprising the steps of:

• receiving, at a police vehicle, a customer-established access code that is used for control of a target vehicle during police pursuit;
• establishing a short range wireless connection between the police vehicle and the target vehicle;
• sending the customer-established access code to the target vehicle via the short range wireless connection;
• determining whether the customer-established access code permits control of the target vehicle;
• and, if so,
• slowing the target vehicle by sending it a slowdown command from the police vehicle over the short range wireless connection.