In all the years I’ve been road testing cars, I have come to admit that proximity keys are kind of nice. There’s something easy about never having to fish around in your pocket for a key that’s ...

This is an action seeking redress for damages from the unceasing deleterious effects of Proximity Key Fobs and their associated push-button ignitions, which, when allied in co-conspiratorial portent, ...

I have some pretty mixed feelings about modern proximity keys/key fobs/smart keys/whatever. Complex feelings. On the one hand, they’re fantastic; they allow you to just approach your car and it ...

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 ...

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 ...

Key fobs are a generally pretty mundane and overlooked piece of automotive paraphernalia. A few decades ago, drivers didn't have a way to remotely unlock their cars, and now it's taken for granted.