With all of the technological advances lately, couldn’t a catalytic converter be designed with cheaper materials that aren’t worth stealing?

Question

With all of the technological advances lately, couldn’t a catalytic converter be designed with cheaper materials that aren’t worth stealing?

In: 2057

Answer 1

VW makes something like 10 million cars a year. Some of those cars have 2 cats, some 1, and some probably none. Call it an average of 1 cat per car at about $200 a piece for cost.

Rest assured if there was a way to do it VW would gladly do it as it would cut 2 billion off of their expenses every year.