Automakers keep trying to get a piece of that sweet, sweet subscription income. Now, it’s Toyota’s turn. In terms of technology, this remote-start feature is no different from using the fob to unlock ...

Earlier this month, we broke a story about Toyota locking its key fob remote start function behind a monthly subscription. If owners of certain models aren’t actively enrolled in a larger Toyota ...

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We really are living in the future when your car just magically knows you're there without you having to do anything. The jingling of keys used to be the universal symptom of turning a car on, but ...

None. Modern cars use an encrypted rolling number system. While I don’t know the length of the cryptographic keys actually used, even short keys by today’s standards, say 512 bits, give an ...

Your 3-button garage remote is built to do far more than raise and lower a single garage door. With a little setup, those extra keys can control multiple doors, gates, lights and even security ...

View post: The BMW 4 Series Has a Future, and It Includes an M4 Something we don’t talk about enough ‘round these parts are key fobs. I’ve either laid eyes on or used pretty much every one of them at ...