Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. The days of replacing a car key by having an ...

Simple metal car keys are going the way of the landline. Over the past couple of decades, you may have graduated from a standard metal key to a key fob or car remote and onto a transponder, which has ...

Car Keys Express partners with Costco for on-the-spot key replacement across North America. Replacing car keys at dealerships can be time-consuming and expensive-often costing as much as a smartphone ...

If you lost your car key, you know how expensive a replacement can be. Though chip keys have been out a while, many low-cost stores still don't have the equipment, and getting a key from your dealer ...

I know what you think: why use a phone accessory to replace the car key when you can use the phone itself for the same thing? Digital car keys are slowly taking over, but it's not a secret that their ...

Lost car keys could be a thing of the past if wireless technologies pan out and provide better security than physical keys. The possibilities include phones that would link with your car, near-field ...

A new patent application filed by Apple for “enhanced automotive passive entry” explores the idea behind using an iPhone to replace a vehicle’s key fob. The patent suggests that the technology used to ...

Will the humble car key be replaced by face scanners and fingerprint readers? That’s the question posed by the Genesis GV60, which is the first car in the world to be sold with both biometric security ...

Look in your pocket, purse, bag, or junk drawer, and chances are you’ll find a key fob. The basic ones lock and unlock your car’s doors. The fanciest do much more. But no matter which kind you have, ...