Apparently the way out of this is your windshield defroster for about 20 minutes and a credit card.

They can be taken off fairly easily with a door Jimmie, a drill bit, or by kicking your window out and having the window replaced.

They've been using these on big rigs for a while.

That looks expensive. I wonder how many of those they're willing to lose before they realize that it's a bad idea?

Endless money and zero foresight. The world is an amazing place.

I wonder how well that thing stands up to being frozen or heated.

There might be a market for Teflon spatulas that are sharpened to a fine point. These can slip under objects adhered to a surface, creating an air gap that could quickly break the suction.

AvE made one a while (8 years, holy fuck!) ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfOZKj8ZGqo