Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The first time I started a car by pressing a button, it felt too easy and convenient — like I had somehow ...

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 ...

It seems like there’s not much else in this world that unites people in 2025 like the shared disdain that car drivers the world over have for the auto start-stop function that’s a default setting on ...

Push-button start has moved quickly from luxury extra to everyday standard, yet many drivers still treat it as a simple on/off switch. By 2018, about 62% of cars sold in the U.S. already came with ...

Even many low-cost cars have long come with automatic climate control as opposed to the manual-control systems of the past. These automatic climate-control systems typically include a button marked ...

Technology offers a modern approach to resolving life's classic rituals, and to be honest it makes life simpler. Emails have replaced snail mail, texts have replaced talking, and, oddly enough, social ...

A mechanic has issued a warning for road users, drivers and motorists who have "stop" and "start" technology in their cars. YouTube content creator Scotty Kilmer has urged all petrol and diesel owners ...

Automakers produce vehicles with standard driver-assistance and safety features that can sometimes feel unnecessary. The auto start-stop feature does benefit a specific type of driver in certain ...

A decade ago, a car getting an automatic start/stop system was news, but these days, they've been almost entirely forgotten outside of a small group of weirdos who can't let it go. Unfortunately for ...