The patent application for "Enhanced automotive passive entry," published on Thursday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, describes ways that could be used to improve upon the key fob used for ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Millions of drivers use a key fob to lock and unlock your car. It’s a great feature to have, but keyless entry is only a convenience if you maintain the technology. Sometimes ...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SMK Electronics Corporation, U.S.A. today announced that it will introduce a new Passive Keyless Entry System for automotive applications at CES 2025. Integrating Bluetooth ...

Warrington Township police are warning the public about a new trend in auto theft involving key fob cloning, also known as ...

Keyless entry is a clever technology system that allows you to unlock car doors without needing to handle the key. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover cybersecurity and entrepreneurship. Hands-free car entry systems, which typically unlock car doors without requiring the ...

Two weeks shy of a year ago, researchers revealed a serious flaw in the security of Tesla's vehicles. With little more than some standard radio equipment, they were able to defeat the encryption on a ...

Before remote keyless entry systems started appearing on American Motors vehicles in 1983, the term key fob was generally used to describe any small decorative token attached to a keychain. They were ...

It's no secret that keyless entry systems don't fully protect you against car theft. That hasn't prevented automakers from building such cars—or consumers from buying them—but this video showing how ...

Q:I have a 1996 C4 Corvette I purchased recently. The car did not come with a key fob at the time of purchase. I have purchased a GM key fob correct for this year model and when I went to program it, ...

While key cloning is possible in some instances - it's far less common than relay theft. Both techniques are feasible ways to steal a keyless entry and keyless ignition car, but with relay thefts, ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — Car shops are warning people of a method to steal cars happening here in West Michigan, involving the use of a device to get vehicles with keyless entry. It happened just this week in ...