More and more cars are rolling off the lots using key fobs to handle a variety of operations, from simply unlocking the vehicle and remotely starting it up to using a simple button push to have your ...

Remote keyless entry has been around for a while – since the late 1980s, in fact – and today it’s almost standard on all new cars. But the pervasiveness of this feature is not without consequence. The ...

Currently, car manufacturers use keyless entry systems to lock and unlock car doors. What is the encryption system used by industries to remotely unlock cars and to highly secure them from thieves?

Criminals no longer need to touch your car or even stand near it to break in. Many modern key fobs transmit low power signals ...

Dealerships have turned key fob programming into a quiet profit center, folding a few minutes of work into triple‑digit ...

Polestar’s new Digital Key turns your smartphone into a secure car key. The EV maker also updated the app, and it now includes vehicle functionality. Polestar’s boss calls the new key one of the ...

When Dave Proefke gets locked out of his car, it's called research. Proefke, a General Motors Technical Fellow, leads a team that has developed an advanced wireless car key that automatically knows ...

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts searching for a project to keep them busy this weekend may be interested in the PassKeeper, Raspberry Pi password storage device equipped with AES encryption. The Pi powered ...

Earlier this week, it was revealed that researchers at the University of Birmingham had cracked the (rather poor) encryption scheme used by millions of Volkswagens for their remote unlock key fobs.

Project Titan, Apple’s secretive self-driving car venture, is expected to introduce a new breed of automobile by 2025. Patents and rumors have predicted a windshield with augmented reality ...