When I visited Los Angeles this week, I was fortunate enough to rent a brand new Toyota Prius. It’s a great car – not only does the hybrid sip gas, but it also comes with remote keyless entry standard ...

DETROIT — Toyota will test a new car-sharing system next year that lets users unlock doors and start cars with their smartphones. The Smart Key Box system eliminates the need for a physical key.

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Toyota has unveiled a new device aimed at allowing anyone to share their car. The Smart Key Box (SKB) can be installed in a vehicle so as to provide access to people via their smartphones. The SKB ...

My 2008 Toyota RAV4 has a smart entry keyless system. This morning I went into a nearby garage to fill up with petrol and when I attempted to restart the car, I got the message that the key was not ...

Automobile remote keyless entry systems (RKE) were introduced in the 1980s. They've proved to be a big hit, making it easier for the grocery-laden to unlock their cars and sparing many of the ...

Cars with keyless entry systems are capable of searching for a wireless key fob that is within a couple feet of the vehicle, but car thieves can use a $17 “power amplifier” to boost the key searching ...

This only applies to cars that can be unlocked by that remote button on your key ring. Should you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are home, and you don't have "OnStar," here's your answer ...