Apple is planning to make Car Key more secure by dropping NFC support and only relying on iPhone and Apple Watch models that offer the U1 chip. According to the codes of iOS 16.4 beta 3 seen by ...

The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) officially expanded its Digital Key Certification Program to include Bluetooth Low ...

For the uninitiated, the NFC (Near-field Communication) chip on iPhones powers various features like Apple Pay and digital car keys. MacRumors notes that a majority of complaints related to the ...

Since the early 2000s or so, most manufacturers have included RFID chips in their keys so that only known keys will start a car. In Toyotas, this is done by an RFID reader in the steering column ...

This dedicated chip is what Apple Pay utilizes ... which runs encryption and biometric data on iPhones. NFC not only handles payments. It also enables car keys, badges, home and hotel keys ...

Audi has enabled support for Apple's digital car key feature in its latest A6 Avant e-tron model, bringing Apple Car Keys to ...

Apple developers will soon be able to offer contactless transactions using the iPhone's NFC chip, meaning iPhone ... this could let people access car keys, corporate badges, student IDs, home ...

Volvo has released software updates for its EX90 and EX30 electric SUV models that enable support for Apple's Car Keys feature ...