To the consternation of some owners, Toyota's remote start key fob functionality requires a paid $8 per month subscription service, The Drive has discovered. The issue only applies to 2018 and later ...

Toyota's Connected Services package includes Remote Connect, which supports smartphone-based remote starts. However, Toyota will now charge $8 per month to remotely start newer cars with a key fob, ...

Remember when BMW wanted to charge drivers to use Apple CarPlay? How about the subscription required for the Mercedes EQS’s rear-wheel steering functionality in Europe? It turns out that luxury ...

Toyota, one of the largest car makers in the world, will be charging drivers for the convenience of being able to use their key fobs in order to remotely start their cars. As per The Drive, Toyota ...

“You can put your key fob in the buckle—all your remote features work while it’s in the buckle,” designer Andy Andrews told ...

Keyless fobs might offer convenience to car owners by locking and unlocking and doors and starting the engine at the push of a button, but when the battery inside them dies it can leave drivers ...

Q. I have a 2005 Honda Civic and the remote key fob has partially stopped working, but the power lock buttons work fine. When I press the "unlock" button on the fob, the doors unlock. But when I press ...

A specially made belt buckle called the "Truckle" will cost $200 and provide a place to store the key fob for an F-150 pickup ...

The idea of using your phone as a car key is still relatively new. We're not talking about a remote-start function in a dedicated app, either— "Phone-as-key" tech allows your smartphone to act as your ...

Long gone are the days of having to use an actual key to unlock your car doors. Modern vehicles typically come with a remote key fob -- a term with an interesting backstory-- allowing you to lock and ...

Endurance Warranty, Omega Auto Care, Concord Auto Protect, Toco Warranty and American Dream Auto Protect Your key fob can wear out over time, making it annoying or impossible, in some cases, to enter ...

Car key fobs have quietly become one of the most expensive things you own and some now cost over $1,000 to replace.