What Are Digital Car Keys? Digital car keys are virtual credentials stored securely on a smartphone, smartwatch, or other ...

VW isn't yet part of Apple's Car Key. But backend hints from the iPhone maker suggest this is about to change.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Soon more car owners will be able to unlock their vehicle using only their favorite Apple device. The Apple car key feature, which allows certain vehicle owners to unlock and ...

The idea of using your phone as a car key is still relatively new. We're not talking about a remote-start function in a dedicated app, either— "Phone-as-key" tech allows your smartphone to act as your ...

Samsung is expanding its digital car key function to select Volvo and Polestar vehicles, starting with the Volvo EX90 and Polestar 3. The feature lets someone with a high-end Samsung Galaxy phone use ...

Google is indeed slow to update the car key function for mobile phones, but the progress of automakers on this function is also very slow. In fact, Google only mentioned one car manufacturer brand ...

A "key" feature of today's car keys is not having to physically touch them to enter or start the car, thanks to developments like RFID proximity technology (which is short for radio frequency ...

Smartphones are a common replacement for credit and debit cards thanks to features like Google Pay and Apple Pay. As more car makers update their tech, your smartphone might just be a replacement for ...

Sometimes the anticipation of doing something is as exciting as actually doing it. It's easy to forget that your interaction with a car always starts outside of it, with the key. The key serves as an ...

It's almost hard to believe that at one point, cars didn't have keys. Keys didn't become a thing until the 1910s, when automakers implemented them as a minor safety measure to prevent potential ...