Are remote starters a harmless convenience or an unnecessary gimmick doing real damage to your vehicle?

The Fraunhofer Institute for secure information technology (Munich, Germany) has developed the prototype of a remote car key which makes use of asymmetric encryption. The concept is much more secure ...

Car keys have quietly moved into the same place you already keep your boarding passes, payment cards, and transit tickets: your phone. On modern vehicles and Android phones, it is now possible to ...

Car keys differ, with older vehicles having the ordinary keys while modern ones come with remote/smart keys with chips that are programmed with the vehicle’s chassis number and so, can only work with ...

Remember when BMW wanted to charge drivers to use Apple CarPlay? How about the subscription required for the Mercedes EQS’s rear-wheel steering functionality in Europe? It turns out that luxury ...

Today’s new cars pack in more high-tech electronic features than ever before, and that includes in the key fob. The device has gone far beyond simply locking or unlocking doors, starting a car ...

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While some modern vehicles come standard with remote start features, it’s still relatively uncommon. That’s a shame because if you live somewhere where cold weather, snow, and ice are frequent ...

To the consternation of some owners, Toyota's remote start key fob functionality requires a paid $8 per month subscription service, The Drive has discovered. The issue only applies to 2018 and later ...

Looking to upgrade your driving experience? Consider investing in a remote starter. With a handy remote starter in your pocket, you can control the environment inside your car before you ever get into ...