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The CCC certified 115 CCC Digital Key products in 2025, including the first vehicles in China, reinforcing the global standard for secure access. Throughout 2025, CCC certified 115 products from ...

Do you often find yourself jealous of Tesla users and their digital car keys? These electric vehicles can be operated with a card or smartphone, making driving a more seamless and simple experience.

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the Car Connectivity Consortium® (CCC) announced the CCC Digital Key Certification is now available for NFC implementation to its industry-leading vehicle and ...

Digital key—which enables smartphones, key fobs and other mobile devices to securely communicate, store, authenticate and share digital keys with vehicles—is one step closer to commercial realization ...

NFC versus ultra wideband. Tap-to-start versus passive signals. If we’re going to use our phones to operate our cars, we need to get a lot of this straightened out — and soon. NFC versus ultra ...

A famous feature for the iPhone and iOS has landed in the Android operating system now, and it is BMW's Digital Car Key Plus that expands its capabilities to other users. Cars are smart now and most ...

Two years ago, BMW unveiled the Digital Key, allowing BMW owners to use their smartphones to lock, unlock and start their vehicles. At first, it was only available for iPhone users, but in 2021, ...

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 ...