Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. The days of replacing a car key by having an ...

Look in your pocket, purse, bag, or junk drawer, and chances are you’ll find a key fob. The basic ones lock and unlock your car’s doors. The fanciest do much more. But no matter which kind you have, ...

Look in your pocket, purse, bag, or junk drawer, and chances are you’ll find a key fob. The basic ones lock and unlock your car’s doors. The fanciest do much more. But no matter which kind you have, ...

A new patent application filed by Apple for "enhanced automotive passive entry" explores the idea behind using an iPhone to replace a vehicle's key fob. The patent suggests that the technology used to ...

And what you can actually do about it. Drop your phone, and your day’s ruined. Lose your car key, and your month might be. In 2025, replacing a modern key fob can cost more than buying a new iPhone.

Wallet. Cell phone. Car keys. That’s the mental checklist many of us go through before we leave the house. But don’t you hate it when you approach your car, click the unlock button and nothing happens ...

Bosch is looking to take the convenience of keyless-entry technology to the next level. The German components manufacturer traveled to CES 2019 to reveal a system named Perfectly Keyless that it ...

Losing your car key can feel a lot like misplacing your wallet; panic sets in as you consider the cost and logistics of having to replace such an important, frequently-used item. While you typically ...

Thanks to contactless payments and mobile wallets, smartphones are already making a bid to replace physical credit cards — and, one day, your driver's license. Next up on the list of everyday items to ...

The days of needing your keys, phone, and wallet are about to be over thanks to Apple. On Monday at the Silicon Valley-based tech company's World Wide Developer Conference, Apple announced CarKey as ...

After being rumored for months, Apple announced Car Key last month as a feature of iOS 14 and also iOS 13. As the name suggests, this feature turns the iPhone into a real car key that can unlock, lock ...

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