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Apple's Digital Car Key Feature Will Soon Work With Your iPhone in Your Pocket
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its gonna be many years before I get a car that supports this. I want the home locks now though
My car key lasts 4+ years on a single coin cell. No way am I risking getting stranded because my phone battery dies.
Tesla needs this. Current bluetooth implementation isn't accurate and sometimes my door won't open
I don't ever take my keys out of my pockets for my Subaru. I'm not sure I'd trust systems such as this for a while to not take a key with me.
When you drop the car off at service I assume you'd give them the key and not your phone.
Hope it works more reliably than I've found ApplePay to work (about 75% of time)
When you drop the car off at service I assume you'd give them the key and not your phone.
Hope it works more reliably than I've found ApplePay to work (about 75% of time)
I currently do not carry my BMW car key and just use my watch/iPhone to unlock/lock and start the car. Will be a nice improvement when you don’t have to take the phone out of your pocket to do this. Wish this stuff was backwards compatible.
Nice not to have to carry a car key around. One less thing to lose. LOL
Nice not to have to carry a car key around. One less thing to lose. LOL
I already have this on my 2016 vehicle. I would gladly give up my fob but I can't. I'm too OCD. I would be frantic that my phone wouldn't work and be left with a cart full of perishable groceries and unable to unlock my car. I would always
carry my fob with me regardless.
carry my fob with me regardless.
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[And] once Apple moves to Digital Key 3.0, users will be able to unlock and start a compatible vehicle without needing to take their iPhone out of their pocket or bag.
The closest I can get to that currently in my BMW is holding my watch near the reader and pressing the start button - a little bit like playing twister lol
Tesla already has this feature. I can just walk to the car and if my phone is in my pocket and has a bluetooth connection to the car I can just open the door and drive away.
I look forward to owning a car capable of this sometime in 2042.
Good. Maybe someday I can just go to my car with only my iPhone. I won't have to be dragging a drivers license and car key slowing me down.
There's always a trade off between convenience and fail-safe. e.g. I will use my smart lock to enter/exit my house without taking a spare most days, but when I go on vacation, the physical key comes with me just in case the lock discharges.
So to everyone who worries that they're going to get stranded or hacked, then don't use this technology!
So to everyone who worries that they're going to get stranded or hacked, then don't use this technology!
Yeah, I love it. I just wish Tesla would also support this standard rather than Bluetooth LE. That would get us Apple Watch support too.
That said, I like Tesla's implementation where I can keep a key card in my wallet just in case. Judging from the comments about losing phone power, I think others would like that that too. Side benefit, if I need to give access (say funerals, weddings, hotels, etc), I always have something available.
You lose that phone and you will lose everything. I do believe is convenient to be able to open your car and pay for things with your phone WHEN you do not find your keys or your credit cards. But NEVER a way to replace them.
Always go out with your ID, Keys and everything else as usual.
Always go out with your ID, Keys and everything else as usual.
Power Reserve, baby. You think people behind this technology never thought of that?
I assume the improvement is you don't need your car key any longer, no? I already have a similar lock on my front and back doors. The only reason I carry keys at all is because of my cars. Otherwise my phone (and ideally watch) would do everything I need.
I have lost my keys more times than I have lost my phone though. Every used car I bought either came with one keyfob, or none lol. But I do get your point.
Repeaters can easily fool keyless entry cars
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I can't imagine this on a single payment. Once it has reached repo status, maybe? But at that point you have so severely defaulted, you're essentially driving a car that's in no way yours so...
I'm extremely excited for this. Not having to carry keys around (that can get lost and cost a fortune to replace) and potentially more secure is a huge plus. Just walk up while wearing my Apple Watch and go. Hopefully it's easy to send keys to friends/family and rescind keys.
I just need more states to adopt digital drivers licenses and I can ditch my wallet and keys. Hope Rivian intends to support this.
I just need more states to adopt digital drivers licenses and I can ditch my wallet and keys. Hope Rivian intends to support this.
My BMW (equipped with the digital key feature) came with a key card too, I'd imagine other manufacturers have already, or would, follow suit?
You also lose access to you car when you lose your keys; you can’t pay for things when you lose your credit/debit cards; you can’t prove who you are when you also lose your IDs. What’s your point?