Digital car keys are still a concept suffering from lackluster adoption, mainly because the technology is expensive and phone makers only offer it on high-end mobile devices with a premium price tag.

A popular radio-frequency ID system that is used to deter car thefts and as a convenience device for the purchase of gasoline can be defeated with low-cost technology, computer scientists from The ...

How your car's security system works Inside your key fob, there’s a tiny computer chip. This chip is programmed with a unique code that it sends to your car's security system. The car also has a chip, ...

The chip shortage has wreaked havoc in the automotive industry, and most carmakers struggled with the constrained inventory down to a point where their production was massively disrupted. It’s not a ...

This summer, Apple launched a new feature for car manufacturers, enabling them to install a digital car key in the owner’s iPhone. BMW was the first to start using the technology, which at the start ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Michigan State Police is warning about car thieves breaking into people's vehicles and using sophisticated technology to drive off with them. Don Acres is a locksmith in Toledo. When a ...

Car keys, sunglasses, and TV remotes have two things in common — they are easy to lose and can be expensive to replace. If you lose a car key or just need another copy, you'll likely look for the most ...

TOKYO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has discovered that even keys can be too "smart" for their own good. The world's top-selling carmaker said on Thursday it would replace one of the two ...

We all know that losing a set of car keys is one of the most annoying sensations in the world. You'd swear you just saw the keys on the counter and then all of a sudden they're nowhere to be found. As ...

Toyota Motor Corp has discovered that even keys can be too "smart" for their own good. TOKYO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp 7203.T has discovered that even keys can be too "smart" for their own ...