In recent years, car key fobs have become less focused on the key itself and more focused on the technology that can be placed within the fob. Now, some key fobs don’t even have keys, with ...

Car theft isn’t just a broken window anymore, and a key fob protector can be a cheap way to fight back. The modern version is ...

For many drivers, our car key fob is just as invaluable as our keys themselves. When's the last time you opened your car door manually with a key? Besides unlocking and locking the doors, the gadget ...

Car keys have evolved significantly over time. Chrysler introduced the first key that started a car with a turn of the ignition tumbler in 1949, Ford introduced double-sided keys in 1965, and by the ...

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 ...

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, you needed to put an actual key into a car's door lock to get in. Today, the doors of most modern cars are unlocked by pressing a button on the key. In some ...

At Black Hat 2022, security researchers show they can unlock some vehicles by replaying old key fob commands. It's not supposed to be this easy. Since my start in 2008, I've covered a wide variety of ...

Push-button start may be common today, but it wasn't always the dominant way to crank an engine. Push-button start systems and ignition key systems activate the same process in different ways. Do you ...